Leaving treatment, such as surgery, and its relationship to reliance upon Allah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If one leaves treatment, such as undergoing surgery, is this abandoning the means, or is it true reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Treatment is permissible; it is neither recommended nor obligatory, nor forbidden nor disliked. It is permissible, with both sides being equal. That is, whatever you treat, and whatever you object to.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If one leaves treatment, such as undergoing surgery, is this abandoning the means, or is it true reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Treatment is permissible; it is neither recommended nor obligatory, nor forbidden nor disliked. It is permissible, with both sides being equal. That is, whatever you treat, and whatever you object to.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ } — islamhouse.com (1:08:37)
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