The ruling on chickenpox and whether the afflicted person should isolate himself from people
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the disease of chickenpox, or what is called chickenpox, which is a contagious disease by the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh:
My illness, what is it?
The questioner:
Chickenpox.
The Shaykh:
No, yes, that is correct.
The questioner:
It is a declared disease by the permission of Allah. Does it carry the ruling of the plague, such that if a person is afflicted with this disease, he must isolate himself from people?
The Shaykh:
My brother, the disease of smallpox still afflicts people. And this disease still comes from time to time, and people rely on Allah and are patient, and they do not shun the smallpox patient; rather, they take care of him, treat him, and mix with him, and they have seen nothing but good, praise be to Allah. Only the Bedouins, or some ignorant Bedouins, shun the smallpox patient. As for the people of faith and the people of reliance on Allah, they do not shun the smallpox patient; rather, they treat him, sit with him, and take care of him, and nothing but good has befallen them, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the disease of chickenpox, or what is called chickenpox, which is a contagious disease by the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh:
My illness, what is it?
The questioner:
Chickenpox.
The Shaykh:
No, yes, that is correct.
The questioner:
It is a declared disease by the permission of Allah. Does it carry the ruling of the plague, such that if a person is afflicted with this disease, he must isolate himself from people?
The Shaykh:
My brother, the disease of smallpox still afflicts people. And this disease still comes from time to time, and people rely on Allah and are patient, and they do not shun the smallpox patient; rather, they take care of him, treat him, and mix with him, and they have seen nothing but good, praise be to Allah. Only the Bedouins, or some ignorant Bedouins, shun the smallpox patient. As for the people of faith and the people of reliance on Allah, they do not shun the smallpox patient; rather, they treat him, sit with him, and take care of him, and nothing but good has befallen them, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 05 — archive.org (11:40)
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