The ruling on wishing for death for one whose illness has prolonged
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Question:
A person was suffering from an illness for a long period and then died, so they said: It is better for him that he died. Is there anything wrong with this?
Answer:
One should not say this. Allah knows the truth best. It may be better for him if he had lived. As the patient’s illness progresses, his reward and the expiation of his sins increase. So, as the days of illness increase, Allah expiates his sins through them:, .
Q: A person was afflicted with an illness for a long period, and some people wish for his death, saying: If he dies, it will be better for him?
A: All of this is wrong. One should not say this; because the illness that befalls him causes Allah to expiate his sins, and your Lord is the Most Wise and the Most Knowing .
A person was suffering from an illness for a long period and then died, so they said: It is better for him that he died. Is there anything wrong with this?
Answer:
One should not say this. Allah knows the truth best. It may be better for him if he had lived. As the patient’s illness progresses, his reward and the expiation of his sins increase. So, as the days of illness increase, Allah expiates his sins through them:
No worry, grief, hardship, pain, or harm befalls a servant except that Allah expiates his sins through it
ما أصاب العبد من همٍّ ولا غمٍّ ولا نصبٍ ولا وصبٍ ولا أذًى إلا كفَّر الله به من خطاياهThe people who are most severely tested are the prophets, then the righteous, then the next most righteous, and so on
أشد الناس بلاءً الأنبياء، ثم الصالحون، ثم الأمثل فالأمثلQ: A person was afflicted with an illness for a long period, and some people wish for his death, saying: If he dies, it will be better for him?
A: All of this is wrong. One should not say this; because the illness that befalls him causes Allah to expiate his sins, and your Lord is the Most Wise and the Most Knowing .
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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