Question:
Assalaamalaykum,
Someone very religious who has fallen ill (with a easily treatable condition) refuses medical attention because she claims she is directed not to. She is in great deal of pain & causing lot of concern to others. What to do?
Answer:
Alaykum salam,
Allah (swt) said, “And do not throw yourselves into destruction with your own hands” (2:195), meaning, actively or passively by refusing halal solutions. Prophet (saws) said, li kulli da’in dawa. Tadawaw ‘ibada Allah, “Every ailment has a medicine, so use medicine, O servants of Allah!”
Hajj Gibril Haddad
