The Ruling on Wearing a Device That Repels Mosquitoes
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Question:
There is now available in pharmacies a device worn on the wrist, the size of a pager. It contains a battery, and its benefit is that it prevents mosquitoes from approaching you within five meters in any direction. Is it permissible to wear it as protection against the mosquitoes of the Great Rift Valley?
Answer:
Doctors use it. If it is established that it repels mosquitoes because it contains a sensitive substance that attracts mosquitoes, then what prevents its use? It is a form of protection, like the creams they use now, which are applied to the skin to protect against mosquitoes. This is a form of protection. If this is established, and they are among the lowly, this indicates the weakness of humans. Now, mosquitoes frighten them; they are afraid of mosquitoes now. This indicates the weakness of humans. Do they have confidence in themselves? No.
There is now available in pharmacies a device worn on the wrist, the size of a pager. It contains a battery, and its benefit is that it prevents mosquitoes from approaching you within five meters in any direction. Is it permissible to wear it as protection against the mosquitoes of the Great Rift Valley?
Answer:
Doctors use it. If it is established that it repels mosquitoes because it contains a sensitive substance that attracts mosquitoes, then what prevents its use? It is a form of protection, like the creams they use now, which are applied to the skin to protect against mosquitoes. This is a form of protection. If this is established, and they are among the lowly, this indicates the weakness of humans. Now, mosquitoes frighten them; they are afraid of mosquitoes now. This indicates the weakness of humans. Do they have confidence in themselves? No.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : يا رب قد قالوا بأن مصاحف الإسلام ما فيها من القرآن — islamhouse.com (1:04:11)
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