Isolating the person afflicted with a contagious disease from the mosque
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the person afflicted with a contagious disease, such as what is called swine flu, ordered to isolate himself from the mosque and pray in his home?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he is afflicted, he does not mix with the people; he stays in his home. If he is afflicted with it, and the disease is confirmed in him, he isolates himself until Allah grants him health. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered 'Umar to isolate the one with eye disease, which implies that the one with the disease isolates himself from the place of prayer, even though there is no danger in it.
The questioner:
What about the one with a serious disease?
The Shaykh:
May Allah protect us from that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the person afflicted with a contagious disease, such as what is called swine flu, ordered to isolate himself from the mosque and pray in his home?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he is afflicted, he does not mix with the people; he stays in his home. If he is afflicted with it, and the disease is confirmed in him, he isolates himself until Allah grants him health. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered 'Umar to isolate the one with eye disease, which implies that the one with the disease isolates himself from the place of prayer, even though there is no danger in it.
The questioner:
What about the one with a serious disease?
The Shaykh:
May Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الحدود — islamhouse.com (1:08:42)
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