The Ruling on Visiting the Sick Among Innovators and People of Desires, and Attending to Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit the sick among the innovators and people of desires, and to attend to them? And does that constitute showing them respect?
Answer:
No, [it is permissible] for the purpose of calling them to Allah and seeking their repentance. No, that is fine. If the polytheists are visited, meaning if they are near death, then visiting their sick is considered part of calling them to the faith. However, visiting them without calling them to the faith is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to visit the sick among the innovators and people of desires, and to attend to them? And does that constitute showing them respect?
Answer:
No, [it is permissible] for the purpose of calling them to Allah and seeking their repentance. No, that is fine. If the polytheists are visited, meaning if they are near death, then visiting their sick is considered part of calling them to the faith. However, visiting them without calling them to the faith is not permissible.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إِنَّكَ لا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ } — islamhouse.com (57:31)
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