The Meaning of the Author's Statement: Madness or the Black Disease
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is meant by what the author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his statement, "or the black disease," when he said, "As for those who claim prophethood, they are too numerous to count, because most of them have their claim arising from madness or the black disease"?
Answer:
The black disease is an illness that affects a person. Even the common people say, "So-and-so is a black-disease sufferer," meaning that he is afflicted in his mind.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is meant by what the author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his statement, "or the black disease," when he said, "As for those who claim prophethood, they are too numerous to count, because most of them have their claim arising from madness or the black disease"?
Answer:
The black disease is an illness that affects a person. Even the common people say, "So-and-so is a black-disease sufferer," meaning that he is afflicted in his mind.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب : ما جاء أن بعض هذه الأمة يعبد الأوثان — islamhouse.com (1:04:42)
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