Despair of a Cure for Chronic Illnesses and Its Connection to Despairing of Allah’s Mercy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some chronic or persistent illnesses or disabilities that befall a person, and it is known from those who came before that they will not return and will not be cured. So if a person is in this state and he despairs of a cure, is his action considered despairing of Allah’s mercy?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, because it is despairing of Allah’s mercy. One should not despair of Allah’s mercy, even if the illnesses are intractable, or even if the illnesses are far from a cure. He should not despair of Allah’s mercy; rather, he should supplicate to Allah, persist with Allah in seeking a cure, and ask Allah for a cure, so he does not despair. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some chronic or persistent illnesses or disabilities that befall a person, and it is known from those who came before that they will not return and will not be cured. So if a person is in this state and he despairs of a cure, is his action considered despairing of Allah’s mercy?
Answer:
Yes, indeed, because it is despairing of Allah’s mercy. One should not despair of Allah’s mercy, even if the illnesses are intractable, or even if the illnesses are far from a cure. He should not despair of Allah’s mercy; rather, he should supplicate to Allah, persist with Allah in seeking a cure, and ask Allah for a cure, so he does not despair. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ } — islamhouse.com (1:07:52)
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