Explanation of the author's statement: "... or illness or lice..."
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The Shaykh :"Or illness" Illness! What kind of illness? Yes, perhaps there is an illness from which the patient cannot be cured unless he wears silk. This is possible, yes, it is possible. In any case, the reference in this matter is to the doctors.
So if they say that this man will be cured of the illness, or the illness will be eased for him, if he wears silk, then he is permitted to wear it.
He said, "Or lice" Lice. Did you read that?
The questioner : The text.
The Shaykh : The text? Well, in any case, if it is for lice, is this a pressing need or a dire necessity?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In reality, it can be a pressing need and it can be a dire necessity. It can be a psychological necessity, not a physical one, because a person cannot bear to go out among people with lice on his clothes, right? Or not? "So this is a psychological necessity; he cannot bear it. And it can be a physical necessity, because these lice bite the person and tire him out. But, praise be to Allah, in recent times Allah the Exalted has spared us from their harm. Therefore, they do not exist. Perhaps if someone wanted to explain them to the students, he would be unable to depict them for them, because they do not know them."
In any case, if this thing is found, we say that wearing it is permissible, because this is either a pressing need or a dire necessity, as for his saying, " or war."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is beneficial. It is beneficial. Apparently, and Allah knows best, because of its cleanliness, softness, and smoothness, it drives this away. Because lice are mostly found with dirt, and people in the past would keep their clothes on for a month or two. They did not have soap, except a little, and not everyone could get the lye. All right.
The questioner : The medicine, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The question will come to us later.
So if they say that this man will be cured of the illness, or the illness will be eased for him, if he wears silk, then he is permitted to wear it.
He said, "Or lice" Lice. Did you read that?
The questioner : The text.
The Shaykh : The text? Well, in any case, if it is for lice, is this a pressing need or a dire necessity?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In reality, it can be a pressing need and it can be a dire necessity. It can be a psychological necessity, not a physical one, because a person cannot bear to go out among people with lice on his clothes, right? Or not? "So this is a psychological necessity; he cannot bear it. And it can be a physical necessity, because these lice bite the person and tire him out. But, praise be to Allah, in recent times Allah the Exalted has spared us from their harm. Therefore, they do not exist. Perhaps if someone wanted to explain them to the students, he would be unable to depict them for them, because they do not know them."
In any case, if this thing is found, we say that wearing it is permissible, because this is either a pressing need or a dire necessity, as for his saying, " or war."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is beneficial. It is beneficial. Apparently, and Allah knows best, because of its cleanliness, softness, and smoothness, it drives this away. Because lice are mostly found with dirt, and people in the past would keep their clothes on for a month or two. They did not have soap, except a little, and not everyone could get the lye. All right.
The questioner : The medicine, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The question will come to us later.