Reminding the sick person among the major sinners to repent
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, if the sick person is among those who commit major sins, should I remind him of repentance and the grave?
The Shaykh:
Repentance is good, even for the healthy person. Even the healthy people say, “Repent to Allah, seek Allah’s forgiveness.” And for the sick person, you say, “Repent to Allah and seek Allah’s forgiveness,” without making him feel that you think he is expecting to die. Rather, you say that repentance is good and seeking forgiveness is good, even if a person is healthy and free from sins.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman menstruated during Hajj. When the bleeding stopped, she performed the ritual bath and performed the circumambulation and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah.
The Shaykh:
If you tell him to seek forgiveness and repent, perhaps this is a cause for healing. If Allah heals you from the illness that has befallen you, which is a punishment, then if you seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent to Him, Allah will heal you. This is also one of the causes of healing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if the sick person is among those who commit major sins, should I remind him of repentance and the grave?
The Shaykh:
Repentance is good, even for the healthy person. Even the healthy people say, “Repent to Allah, seek Allah’s forgiveness.” And for the sick person, you say, “Repent to Allah and seek Allah’s forgiveness,” without making him feel that you think he is expecting to die. Rather, you say that repentance is good and seeking forgiveness is good, even if a person is healthy and free from sins.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman menstruated during Hajj. When the bleeding stopped, she performed the ritual bath and performed the circumambulation and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah.
The Shaykh:
If you tell him to seek forgiveness and repent, perhaps this is a cause for healing. If Allah heals you from the illness that has befallen you, which is a punishment, then if you seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent to Him, Allah will heal you. This is also one of the causes of healing. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الجامع : باب الأدب — islamhouse.com (25:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.