If a sick person is asked about his illness and says, "This is from Allah," is there any objection to that?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Is there any prohibition in a sick person saying, when asked about his illness, "This is from Allah"?
The Shaykh : There is no prohibition. If a sick person is asked about his illness and says, "This is from Allah," there is no prohibition, because it is from Him. However, it is better for a person to realize that one cannot know the value of health except when afflicted with its opposite, and through its opposite, things become clear.
The questioner : Do we attribute it to Allah?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it. Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is it permissible, I mean, to take from the supplication, I mean...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : From the long supplication.
The Shaykh : What? Raise your voice!
The Shaykh : There is no prohibition. If a sick person is asked about his illness and says, "This is from Allah," there is no prohibition, because it is from Him. However, it is better for a person to realize that one cannot know the value of health except when afflicted with its opposite, and through its opposite, things become clear.
The questioner : Do we attribute it to Allah?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it. Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is it permissible, I mean, to take from the supplication, I mean...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : From the long supplication.
The Shaykh : What? Raise your voice!