Avoiding a patient with a contagious disease and its contradiction with reliance upon Allah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to avoid a patient who has been afflicted with a contagious disease, such as a cold, by placing a barrier over his mouth and nose?
The Shaykh:
What is this?
The questioner:
Is it permissible to avoid a patient who has been afflicted with a contagious disease, such as a cold?
The Shaykh:
them.
The questioner:
By placing a barrier over his mouth and nose, does that contradict reliance upon Allah?
The Shaykh:
It does not contradict reliance upon Allah. If it is established that the disease is contagious, then stay away from it. This is part of taking the necessary means. Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Baqarah 2:195] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 2221a, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 16:270 This is part of taking the means, which is caution and taking preventive measures. Does this not count as a prohibited matter?
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to avoid a patient who has been afflicted with a contagious disease, such as a cold, by placing a barrier over his mouth and nose?
The Shaykh:
What is this?
The questioner:
Is it permissible to avoid a patient who has been afflicted with a contagious disease, such as a cold?
The Shaykh:
them.
The questioner:
By placing a barrier over his mouth and nose, does that contradict reliance upon Allah?
The Shaykh:
It does not contradict reliance upon Allah. If it is established that the disease is contagious, then stay away from it. This is part of taking the necessary means. Allah the Exalted says:
and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]
وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِA sick person should not be taken to one who is healthy
لاَ يُورِدُ مُمْرِضٌ عَلَى مُصِحٍّFlee from the leper as you would flee from a lion
فر من المجذوم فرارك من الأسد
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الشرك لبس الحلقة والخيط ونحوهما لرفع البلاء أو دفعه — islamhouse.com (1:06:16)
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