Is it permissible to predict a patient's death a few days in advance by claiming knowledge of the unseen?
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Question:
We received this question, in which the questioner says: I heard that a sick person, O Shaykh, in the village where we live, when his illness worsened, they took him to the treating doctor. The doctor informed the patient's family that he will die in a few days. Is predicting a patient's death a claim of knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
No. If he specifies this, it is not permissible. However, if he predicts that he will die because the illness is serious and, meaning, no cure is expected for him, this is from the perspective of prediction, not from the perspective of certainty. Certainty is not permissible. No one knows the unseen except Allah, and no one knows the terms of life except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
We received this question, in which the questioner says: I heard that a sick person, O Shaykh, in the village where we live, when his illness worsened, they took him to the treating doctor. The doctor informed the patient's family that he will die in a few days. Is predicting a patient's death a claim of knowledge of the unseen?
Answer:
No. If he specifies this, it is not permissible. However, if he predicts that he will die because the illness is serious and, meaning, no cure is expected for him, this is from the perspective of prediction, not from the perspective of certainty. Certainty is not permissible. No one knows the unseen except Allah, and no one knows the terms of life except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2013 - هل توقع وفاة المريض بعد أيام من ادعاء علم الغيب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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