Treating Oneself with a Forbidden Remedy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim who is ill to treat himself with a forbidden remedy?
Answer:
No,Bulugh al-Maram 10:50, so it is not permissible to treat oneself with what is forbidden. There are permissible remedies, and praise be to Allah, they are numerous. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim who is ill to treat himself with a forbidden remedy?
Answer:
No,
Allah did not make your cure in what He made Haram (unlawful) to you.
إن الله لم يجعل شفاءكم فيما حرم عليكم
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (1:16:32)
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