Ruling on describing cancer as "khabeeth" (evil)
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Question:
Sometimes they call cancer "khabeeth" (evil)?
Answer:
I am not aware of any harm in that, just as it is said: "evil dates," [al-Baqarah:267] meaning: bad. That is it, meaning: a frightening disease.
Q: Does it count as cursing?
A: No, it is not cursing.
Sometimes they call cancer "khabeeth" (evil)?
Answer:
I am not aware of any harm in that, just as it is said: "evil dates,"
And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending
وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَQ: Does it count as cursing?
A: No, it is not cursing.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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