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Sickness

What is our responsibility towards it when we arefaced with it

What does the Quran and Sunnah teach us about itLife in this world is full of surprises. It is verymysterious, it goes through periods of ups anddowns

But the test of a believer is to maintain a true levelof Imaan through these periods of fluctuations

What we learn from Quran and theSunnah

That every thing is from Allah swt, therefore during theseperiods one should say

"0 Allah this is from you and I accept it with grace andhumility ..."

• When he is down he should bear it with ~ orpatience and remember Allah swt thus doing .fi":J

• When things are going well then he should thank.P Allah swt and remember the bounty of hisLord thus doing .fi":J

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The concept of

• Remembering Allah swt fi~, thanking Allah swt

~ , and being patient ~ is of Paramountimportance in Islam

• In all phases of life we must maintain ourallegiance to our Lord. Allah says in the Quran

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• "O you who believe, fear Allah as it is His rightto be feared and do not die except as aMuslim"

Dua and al Qadr

• Some will say it is in my Qadr, written in myMother book therefore I do not have to dodua or ask Allah for help or thank him for thesuccess.This is not the attitude of a believer.

• Yesbelieving in al Qadr or Predestiny is part ofour belief or Imaan. It is one of the pillars ofImaan

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• As the Sublime said in His book, He is notquestioned what He does-it is they who willbe questioned (21-23). Hence anyone who asks,"Why has He done this?" has rejected thejudgment of the book. And whoever rejectsthe judgment of the Book is among thedisbelievers.

• Do not say "Why mel" In other wordsdo not have "Why me Syndrome.1I

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ALLAH swt

AI ah wipes off what He wil sandaffirms

(What He wil 5), and with Himis the other Book

(Quran 13:39)

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TYPESOF TAQDEER

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Change is written in Conditions of changesthe book of destiny are not written and

only if certain therefore change doesconditions are met not take place

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-Whether dua is accepted or not, youstill get the reward of turning towardsyour Lord in humiliation andsubmission.

-So one should not despair andcontinue to be attached to the Lord ofthe worlds in anticipation

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A ah swt can changeany hing

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QADAR CHA GED

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Dua is veryimportant and oneshould continue to

pray in order to may be,Change the Qadar

FINAL DECISIO

The knowledge,acceptance,

andchange of the Decree

is with AI ah swt

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Allah says in the Quran

• "But give Glad tidings to thepatient--- those who, when afflictedwith calamity, say, 'Truly, to Allahwe belong and to Him is our finalreturn. It is those who will beawarded blessings and mercy, fromtheir Lord and it is those who arethe guided ones." al Baqara 155-157

Who are most afflicted???

• Prophet pbuh said• "Those who are most afflicted among the people

are the Prophets, then the best, then next thebest. One is afflicted in accordance with thestrength of his deen (religion). If his religion(deen) is firm, his affliction is hard, and if his deenis weak his affliction is light. Indeed, one wouldbe so much subjected to adversity until he walksamong people without any sin

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Sickness is an alleviation of sin

• Abu Hureira narrated that the Prophet pbuh said

• "Affliction will continue to trouble thebelievers, men and women, in theirbodies, their families, and their lHQPerty(it acts as an expiation for them) untilthey meet Allah, the Mighty, theExalted, while there is no sin remainingon them."

In another Hadith he said

• "When Allah wills good for a servant of His, Heexpedites his punishment in this life, and whenHe wills retribution for a servant of His, Heholds his sins for him to judge by them on theDay of Resurrection."

• Abu Saeed al Khudri and Abu Hureira said thatthe Prophet pbuh said

• 'A Muslim does not meet with fatigue, ortiredness, or concern, or sorrow, or injury orgrief, not so much as a thorn prick but that Allahswt expiates his errors for him by that."

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Multiplications of rewards

• . When an afflicted believer shows contentment,his rewards are multiplied and attains Allah'sacceptance as reported by Anas ra

• Abu Umama said, that the prophet said, Allahsays, "0 son of Adam, when I take both the twoprecious ones (eyes) from you and you arepatient when the (first) shock happened andreckon your reward with Allah, the only rewardwhich I am content for you to have is theGarden ...•."

In another hadith

• The Messenger of Allah said• liThe magnitude of the reward is in

accordance with the magnitude of theaffliction. When Allah swt loves some people,He afflicts them. He who is then content (withAllah's decree) will achieve the acceptance (QfAllah): and he who is dissatisfied (with Allah'sdecree) will attain the anger of Allah"

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The beauty of Islam is.....

• The person will be credited for the good deedshe would have done if he were healthy.Abdullah ibn Amr ra reported as Prophet pbuh

saying

• "No one is ill but that Allah willi

credit him with the reward the sameas he was doing while healthy."

Abdullah ibn Umar ra is known to havestated

• When a calamity hit, it has three good thingsin it

• A) It could have been worse and I thank Allahswt

• B) I bear it with patience• C) because of patience Allah swt will give

reward for it

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Aisha ra reported

• Once Prophet pbuh was sick he was sufferingand turning about in bed. She said, "Had oneof us done this you would have rebuked him."He replied,

• "The ailment is intensified for the righteous.Whenever a believer is afflicted with ahardship, be it a thorn or more, a sin is takenoff him because of it, and he is elevated onelevel in (Jannahl

What to do during Sickness

• Reading, listening, understanding, and implementingthe book of Allah and Sunnah in one's life. This bringspeace, tranquility and closenessto Allah and HisMessenger. It enriches the heart and strengthens thesoul. This gives great amount of spiritual uplift. Allahsaysin the Quran

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which is healing and mercy for the believers, but itdoes not increase the wrongdoers except in loss." Isra 82

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With Remembrance fi~of Allah onefinds Peace

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the remembrance of Allah. Indeed in theremembrance of Allah do hearts find rest." al Raad 28

• In other words with the remembrance of Allahone finds the state of solitude of the sick personturns into a rich state in which one enjoys thecompany of his Lord

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These are some of the simple words of Glorificationof Allah and they are very heavy on the scale ofreward and are ultimately very pleasing to

Allah swt

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Things that are not recommended

• Complaining.• Sickness is a test and a source of expiation of sins and

rewards with forgiveness and Allah's Mercy. Thereforewhen one shows patience and remembers Allah, He swtreduces his suffering.

• Objecting• About the sickness means objecting to what Allah has

decreed for you.• Remember many of Allah's chosen Prophets went through

some of the toughest tests. Ayub, Yunus and others, mayAllah be pleased with them. They never objected whensubjected to sicknesses and sufferings

Pray to Allah swt by saying• " I know it is from you my Lord and I know you will soon take me out of it.

a my Lord please preserve my Imaan in this time of trial." RememberAllah says in the Quran

• I • • ~ .~...!'I - - : I I' ., .~·..!'I -- : l!~-..r---~ W! .;-: ~ ~ W!• And behold with every hardship cones ease• Verily with every hardship comes ease (94:5-6)• Prophet pbuh used to say

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"Our Lord let not our heart deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grantus mercy from Thy presence for Thou art the Grantor of bounties withoutmeasure," ale Imran 8

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Prophet pbuh suffering

• Ibn Masood ra described that once he touchedProphet pbuh and felt warmth. He said {(You havesevere fever." The Messenger of Allah replied:"(es I suffer from fever as much as two menamong you."

• Abu Saeed al Khudri reports he could feel thefever through the blanket of the Prophet pbuh. Hesaid how severe is your fever 0 Allah'sMessenger? He replied this is how it is for us(prophets)! Our suffering is more sever, and ourrewards are multiplied."

Compassion

• Show compassion to the one who is sick. OnceMessenger of Allah put a sick child on his chesthe could hear harsh breathing of the child. Hecried. Sa'ad bin Ubada said ( Do you weep whileyou are the Messenger of Allah?" He replied {(Iweep out of compassion for the child. Allah onlyshows compassion to those of His slaves who arecompassionate."

• Do not say that he or she is suffering because ofwhat he or she did. This is none of our concern

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Visitation

• Messenger of Allah said as narrated by Abu SaeedflVisit the sick,. Follow the Funeral processions, It willremind you of the Next World"

• It is Sunnah to visit the sick whether they are Believersor Non Believers. Prophet visited that Jewish boy whoused to serve him, He gave Shahda on his Death Bed

• Take food for them• Pray for their Shifa or Cure• Some people hide their sickness. Please do not do that.

On the contrary ask the Believers to pray for you• Yeswomen can visit a sick man if they know them.

Umm ad Darda visited an Ansari man when he was sick

Don'ts

• Do not tell how much you aresufferings. Tell to your doctorsand those who are near and dearto you

• Do not curse your Illness• Do not wish for death

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