Ruling on associating with a leper or a sick person out of necessity
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Question:
If a person eats with a leper or sits with a scabbed person while relying on Allah, is he sinful?
Answer:
There is no harm if it is for a benefit, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a leper came to him:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1817Da'if (Darussalam), and he ate with him. So taking the means is required, and if a person needs to associate with a sick person in order to serve him or to treat him, there is no harm.
If a person eats with a leper or sits with a scabbed person while relying on Allah, is he sinful?
Answer:
There is no harm if it is for a benefit, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when a leper came to him:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took the hand of a leper and put it in the Qas'ah. Then he said: 'Eat in Allah's Name, trusting in Allah and relying upon Him.'" [Abu 'Eisa said:] This is a Gharib Hadith, we do not know of it except through the report of Yunus bin Muhammad, from Al-Mufaddal bin Fadalah, a Shaikh from Al-Basrah. There is another Shaikh from Al-Basrah named Al-Mufaddal bin Fadalah, who is more reliable han this one and more popular. Shu'bah reported this Hadith from Habib bin Ash-Shahid, from Ibn Buraidah: "That Ibn 'Umar took the hand of a leper" and the narration of Shu'bah is more appropriate to me and more correct.
بسم الله، ثقةً بالله
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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