Is explaining one's medical circumstances to others for a certain benefit considered a form of despair and dissatisfaction?
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The questioner:
Is explaining my medical circumstances to one of my relatives, such as my parents, if I am struck by an illness, for the purpose of seeking their supplication, or to my boss at work to have them consider our circumstances, is this a form of despair and dissatisfaction?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not despair. If you mention your illness in order to obtain a regular leave, this is not despair; this is a request for your right, because this leave is your right, your right to sick leave. So there is nothing wrong with this, praise be to Allah, and it is not despair. Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible
The Shaykh:
If you inform your father that you are ill so that he may supplicate for your recovery, or if you ask one of your brothers to supplicate for you because you are ill, the intention is not despair. The intention is to seek supplication, and that is good. Yes.
Is explaining my medical circumstances to one of my relatives, such as my parents, if I am struck by an illness, for the purpose of seeking their supplication, or to my boss at work to have them consider our circumstances, is this a form of despair and dissatisfaction?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not despair. If you mention your illness in order to obtain a regular leave, this is not despair; this is a request for your right, because this leave is your right, your right to sick leave. So there is nothing wrong with this, praise be to Allah, and it is not despair. Yes.
The questioner:
Is it permissible
The Shaykh:
If you inform your father that you are ill so that he may supplicate for your recovery, or if you ask one of your brothers to supplicate for you because you are ill, the intention is not despair. The intention is to seek supplication, and that is good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يعتبر توضيح الظروف المرضية للغير لمصلحة ما من الجزع والتسخط؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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