Is there a treatment in Islam by amputation?
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The questioner : The second branch of the question: Is there a treatment in Islam by amputation?
The Shaykh : By amputation? Cutting off, meaning the limb?
The questioner : Cutting off, for example, the hand, or cutting off the leg, or a part for treatment?
The Shaykh : Yes? This exists, and one of the Salaf, and precisely: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, one of the ten promised Paradise, had children from the elite of the Tabi'un: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, and Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, known for his companionship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his father's lifetime, whereas Urwah was not so. Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was afflicted with a disease in his leg, so the doctors ruled to cut it off from the thigh. Among the wonders of what is narrated in Islamic history, with a sound chain, and I was just asked a question about the matter, so I answered that Islamic history cannot verify the authenticity of some stories that occur, because they are rarely narrated with chains as the Prophetic hadiths are narrated. As for the following story: it is among the rare stories narrated with a sound chain, even though the story is very strange: where this Urwah, when the doctors ruled to cut off his leg, because he was afflicted with what is called today in some languages: gangrene, they wanted to anesthetize him, because this amputation affects the nerves of the amputee greatly. He said: "No, let me stand and pray, and while I am praying, cut off my leg." We today, the heedless regarding prayer, as we said just now:[Al-Mu'minun 23:2], we can hardly imagine this story and say: it is a myth, imagination, because while he was in prayer, his leg was cut off without anesthesia, meaning he was immersed in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so he was unaware of himself until his leg was cut off. So the answer: this story suffices for you regarding it. Anyone else? Yes?
The questioner : May we ask you a question?
Another questioner : Abu 'Umar, our Shaykh, he has a question.
The questioner : This is annihilation, meaning annihilation of the self by this.
The Shaykh : No, it is not Sufi annihilation, of course, this is Salafi annihilation.
The questioner : Abu 'Umar, our Shaykh, he is here.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you, my professor!
The Shaykh : Welcome, Abu 'Umar, may Allah keep you healthy.
Yes.
The Shaykh : By amputation? Cutting off, meaning the limb?
The questioner : Cutting off, for example, the hand, or cutting off the leg, or a part for treatment?
The Shaykh : Yes? This exists, and one of the Salaf, and precisely: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, one of the ten promised Paradise, had children from the elite of the Tabi'un: Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, and Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, known for his companionship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his father's lifetime, whereas Urwah was not so. Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was afflicted with a disease in his leg, so the doctors ruled to cut it off from the thigh. Among the wonders of what is narrated in Islamic history, with a sound chain, and I was just asked a question about the matter, so I answered that Islamic history cannot verify the authenticity of some stories that occur, because they are rarely narrated with chains as the Prophetic hadiths are narrated. As for the following story: it is among the rare stories narrated with a sound chain, even though the story is very strange: where this Urwah, when the doctors ruled to cut off his leg, because he was afflicted with what is called today in some languages: gangrene, they wanted to anesthetize him, because this amputation affects the nerves of the amputee greatly. He said: "No, let me stand and pray, and while I am praying, cut off my leg." We today, the heedless regarding prayer, as we said just now:
They who are during their prayer humbly submissive
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَThe questioner : May we ask you a question?
Another questioner : Abu 'Umar, our Shaykh, he has a question.
The questioner : This is annihilation, meaning annihilation of the self by this.
The Shaykh : No, it is not Sufi annihilation, of course, this is Salafi annihilation.
The questioner : Abu 'Umar, our Shaykh, he is here.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you, my professor!
The Shaykh : Welcome, Abu 'Umar, may Allah keep you healthy.
Yes.
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