Adh-hib al-ba’sa rabb an-nās washfi anta ash-shāfi la shifā’ illa shifā’uk shifā’an la yug…

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Lessons: Adh-hib al-ba’sa rabb an-nās washfi anta ash-shāfi la s…

• The Healer is Allah Almighty while the doctor and medicine are merely means that neither benefit nor harm except by Allah's permission.
• Visiting the sick is one of the rights among Muslims, and it is even more deserving when it comes to family members.
• Encouraging those who visit a sick person to supplicate for him with this blessed and transmitted supplication.
• The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) practiced treatment through the Shariah-approved Ruqyah (faith-healing/incantation) with the Qur’an and good supplications. When he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) became ill, he would perform Ruqyah on himself, his family members, and others who were unwell.
• Ibn Hajar said: There is confusion in supplicating for the recovery of the sick even though illness contains expiation for sins and a source of reward, as affirmed by the Hadīths. The answer is: Supplication itself is an act of worship and does not contradict the reward and expiation of sins, for these are obtained at the onset of illness and through dealing patiently with it. The supplicator is in a win-win position: either he attains his goal or is compensated with some benefit or protection from harm—all are from the grace of Allah Almighty.

Categories : Spiritual and Physical Therapy · Ruqyah (Healing and Protective Supplications) · Shariah-approved Manners · Manners of Visiting the Sick · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Virtues and Manners