Ruling on visiting a sick woman who is not a mahram
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Question:
If one of my female relatives falls ill and is hospitalized, but they are not mahrams, am I permitted to visit them in the hospital?
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: If one of my female relatives falls ill and is hospitalized, am I permitted to visit them or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is prescribed for you to visit them, even if they are not mahrams. You may visit your cousin, your brother’s wife, your uncle’s wife, or any of your other relatives or neighbors. You visit them and pray for their well-being and recovery, provided there is no seclusion. There should be someone with you to accompany you, or the nurse who is with them.
So, in summary, without seclusion, you pray for her recovery and you should be wearing hijab and covered. Praise be to Allah, this is among the noble traits of character and the good deeds. Visiting your brother’s wife, your uncle’s wife, or your neighbor and praying for her recovery is such that she and others know that her neighbors and relatives are affected by her illness. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged visiting the sick, even if they are not mahrams. He commanded seven things, one of which is visiting the sick, and he said: in a year Riyad as-Salihin 897, and he said: .
Visiting the sick is among the most important and best of acts of drawing near to Allah. It encompasses men and women, relatives and non-relatives. However, if the woman is not a mahram, there must be someone with you to participate in that so that you do not remain alone with her. She should cover herself if she is able to cover herself, or others around her, such as the nurses or female relatives, should cover her when non-mahrams come to greet her and pray for her. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
If one of my female relatives falls ill and is hospitalized, but they are not mahrams, am I permitted to visit them in the hospital?
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: If one of my female relatives falls ill and is hospitalized, am I permitted to visit them or not?
Answer:
Yes, it is prescribed for you to visit them, even if they are not mahrams. You may visit your cousin, your brother’s wife, your uncle’s wife, or any of your other relatives or neighbors. You visit them and pray for their well-being and recovery, provided there is no seclusion. There should be someone with you to accompany you, or the nurse who is with them.
So, in summary, without seclusion, you pray for her recovery and you should be wearing hijab and covered. Praise be to Allah, this is among the noble traits of character and the good deeds. Visiting your brother’s wife, your uncle’s wife, or your neighbor and praying for her recovery is such that she and others know that her neighbors and relatives are affected by her illness. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged visiting the sick, even if they are not mahrams. He commanded seven things, one of which is visiting the sick, and he said:
Visit the sick
عودوا المريضfeed the hungry, and (arrange for the) release of the captive
وأطعموا الجائع، وفكوا العانيWhoever visits a sick person in the morning, seventy thousand angels will pray for him until evening, and whoever visits a sick person in the evening, seventy thousand angels will pray for him until morning
من عاد مريضًا صباحًا صلى عليه سبعون ألف ملك حتى يمسي، ومن عاد مريضًا مساءً صلى عليه سبعون ألف ملك حتى يصبحVisiting the sick is among the most important and best of acts of drawing near to Allah. It encompasses men and women, relatives and non-relatives. However, if the woman is not a mahram, there must be someone with you to participate in that so that you do not remain alone with her. She should cover herself if she is able to cover herself, or others around her, such as the nurses or female relatives, should cover her when non-mahrams come to greet her and pray for her. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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