Do we say: that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for treating with silk, and that this dispensation is removed when its cause and reason are removed?
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The questioner : This is one perspective, and then, commenting on what my brother Khalid said about the itching... silk is not obligatory for me... on the basis that medicines have both benefit and harm. This requires serious consideration.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : My brother Khalid... wears silk or goes to the doctors.
The Shaykh : As we said.
The questioner : ...silk and remains silent about this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation regarding silk.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : A dispensation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...a dispensation; the original ruling is prohibition, right or not? Meaning, he granted a dispensation.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Regarding something that is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...necessity with something else... the dispensation.
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct. We said that it is for a need, because it is possible that there are other medicines that can treat the itching. If it were the case that we said there must be nothing to treat the itching except silk, then this would fall under the category of dire necessity.
The questioner : No, no, if it can be treated with something other than silk?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not obligatory. It is permissible to wear silk, but it is not obligatory to be treated with something other than silk, because this is a cause that makes it permissible. It is not a condition that one is unable to remove it except with silk, because if we made the inability to remove it except with silk a condition, this would fall under the category of dire necessity.
The questioner : ...silk, O Shaykh, the purpose of it is that it is soft and prevents the itching.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And even if the cause is still present
The Shaykh : And it cools.
The questioner : And it cools. The cause is the itching, the disease itself... is present.
The Shaykh : It does not go away, my brother, it goes away, it goes away without a doubt.
The questioner : The symptom of the itching goes away, but the disease is still present and existing.
The Shaykh : No, if the symptom of the itching goes away, then this inflammation, if it goes away, cools down, and the body returns to normal.
The questioner : Yes, but if he takes off the silk, the itching returns.
The Shaykh : It returns, correct, but with the passage of time, it goes away.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. There are diseases that do not go away except with treatment. This is a symptom of something internal in the body itself.
The Shaykh : Yes, the important thing is that we say the itching.
The questioner : ...wearing silk, the itching has gone away now.
The Shaykh : We say that if a person has itching, it is permissible for him to wear silk absolutely, whether he finds another medicine or not. This is the summary. Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : My brother Khalid... wears silk or goes to the doctors.
The Shaykh : As we said.
The questioner : ...silk and remains silent about this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation regarding silk.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : A dispensation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...a dispensation; the original ruling is prohibition, right or not? Meaning, he granted a dispensation.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Regarding something that is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...necessity with something else... the dispensation.
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct. We said that it is for a need, because it is possible that there are other medicines that can treat the itching. If it were the case that we said there must be nothing to treat the itching except silk, then this would fall under the category of dire necessity.
The questioner : No, no, if it can be treated with something other than silk?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not obligatory. It is permissible to wear silk, but it is not obligatory to be treated with something other than silk, because this is a cause that makes it permissible. It is not a condition that one is unable to remove it except with silk, because if we made the inability to remove it except with silk a condition, this would fall under the category of dire necessity.
The questioner : ...silk, O Shaykh, the purpose of it is that it is soft and prevents the itching.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And even if the cause is still present
The Shaykh : And it cools.
The questioner : And it cools. The cause is the itching, the disease itself... is present.
The Shaykh : It does not go away, my brother, it goes away, it goes away without a doubt.
The questioner : The symptom of the itching goes away, but the disease is still present and existing.
The Shaykh : No, if the symptom of the itching goes away, then this inflammation, if it goes away, cools down, and the body returns to normal.
The questioner : Yes, but if he takes off the silk, the itching returns.
The Shaykh : It returns, correct, but with the passage of time, it goes away.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. There are diseases that do not go away except with treatment. This is a symptom of something internal in the body itself.
The Shaykh : Yes, the important thing is that we say the itching.
The questioner : ...wearing silk, the itching has gone away now.
The Shaykh : We say that if a person has itching, it is permissible for him to wear silk absolutely, whether he finds another medicine or not. This is the summary. Yes.