The ruling on reassuring a mentally ill patient that he is not ill
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Question:
My brother suffers from a psychological complex and a major delusion. He denies and rejects everyone who urges him to seek treatment, so he has left living with us. Should we lie to him and tell him that he is not ill so that he returns and lives with us?
Answer:
This is not lying. You tell him, “You are fine, and you are not ill.” This is not from the category of lying; it is to remove fear from him and to be lenient with him. This is not lying; this is good.
My brother suffers from a psychological complex and a major delusion. He denies and rejects everyone who urges him to seek treatment, so he has left living with us. Should we lie to him and tell him that he is not ill so that he returns and lives with us?
Answer:
This is not lying. You tell him, “You are fine, and you are not ill.” This is not from the category of lying; it is to remove fear from him and to be lenient with him. This is not lying; this is good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 25|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة النساء|066-073|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:21)
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