As Muslims we seek the best of this world and the Hereafter. Every person desires good health and seeks protection from illness as taught to us in the Quran and Hadith. However, Allah Ta'ala in His Wisdom decides what is better for a person. At times, Allah Ta'ala afflicts a person with illness that becomes a means of forgiveness, cleansing and elevation.

Seek protection from harm and illness

A companion who had become ill was suffering due to a Dua which he made asking Allah to give him all the punishment due to him in this world so he will not suffer any pain in the Hereafter. Nabi r advised him not to make such a Dua, and taught him to say, “O Allah grant me the best of this world and the best of the Hereafter and save me from the punishment of the fire.” (02:201) The Sahabi t recovered from his illness.

Illness – a subtle and concealed bounty

Outwardly, illness is seen as an adversity due to the pain and difficulty that is brought about by it. The wisdom and benefit of every bounty is not apparent to us, but we have firm conviction in the words of Nabi r who said, “How wonderful is the state of a Believer! Every condition is good for him, and this is for no one except the Believer; if he finds himself in a favourable situation, he expresses gratitude and this is good for him; and if he is afflicted with adversity, he exercises patience and this is good for him.” (Sahih Muslim)

Gratitude and patience

Good health and illness are both bounties for a Muslim, for one we express gratitude and the other we bear patiently. The one enjoying good health should be grateful to Allah Ta'ala and use the health to do good and be obedient. One who suffers illness should exercise patience and have hope in Allah Ta'ala for cure. In essence, we ask Allah Ta'ala to remove the 'bounty' of illness and replace it with the bounty of good health.

Glad tidings for exercising patience when afflicted

Allah Ta'ala says, “…And give glad tidings to those who exercise patience, those who, when any difficulty befalls them say: Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him shall we return. Those are the ones upon whom are the (special) blessings from their Rabb, and mercy; and those are the ones who are rightly guided.” (02:155 & 157)

Tremendous virtues of illness

Nabi(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “The person for whom Allah desires goodness, he is afflicted (with hardship).” (Sahih Bukhari)

Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “Do not speak ill of fever, for it washes away the sins of the children of Adam, just as the furnace expels impurities from iron.” (Sahih Muslim)

Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “The one who dies due to an illness in the stomach is a martyr, and the one who dies due to a plague (pandemic) is a martyr.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Allah Ta'ala says, “Indeed, those who observe patience will be given their reward in full, without measure.” (39:10)

In principle, we should pray for the removal of the illness, spend in charity and also resort to medicine, and thereafter accept the decree of Allah Ta'ala and focus on the benefits of this bounty.

May Allah Ta'ala grant complete Shifa to all those who are unwell and help us to be patient with affliction.

AntiChristian:

advocatejare:
According to Islam, if you die from a plague (like Covid 19) you're a martyr. So illnesses have benefit in Islam.

In other words, dying from a plague is a direct ticket to Islamic paradise according to the Islamic science

advocatejare:
According to Islam, if you die from a plague (like Covid 19) you're a martyr. So illnesses have benefit in Islam.

In other words, dying from a plague is a direct ticket to Islamic paradise according to the Islamic science

AntiChristian:



Nonsense

Jesus that was hanged/crucified and John that was beheaded are they not going to Paradise?

TeemahBeddings:
May Allah not test us with something above what our faith can deal with.

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Mouhstorph5:
May Allah Ta'ala grant complete Shifa to all those who are unwell and help us to be patient with affliction.


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Kaybaba5:
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WONDERS SHALL NEVER CEASE

Ezeama400:
Benefits of illness ?

AntiChristian:



Jesus that was hanged/crucified

and John that was beheaded are they not going to Paradise?

babayinka77:

Your hypocrisy will not allow you read and understand the hadith clearly. the hadith says if "a Muslim" dies of plague, Do you know who a Muslim is?
Check out the meaning of a Muslim before misinterpreting the hadith.

Lukgaf:

Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “Do not speak ill of fever, for it washes away the sins of the children of Adam, just as the furnace expels impurities from iron.” (Sahih Muslim)

advocatejare:

Jesus' death, how it would happen, it's purpose were prophesied thousands of years before Jesus was born. Jesus further re confirmed that when he came to this world. So it's an event that had a purpose and which Christians are proud of.

But you as a Muslim are you proud to tell us that Muhammad was died of poison?

Can you tell us that the Jewess that poisoned Muhammad wanted to confirm if Muhammad was a false prophet by the poison getting rid of him? And she got her confirmation right as the poison eventually got rid of Muhammad.

Sahih Bukhari Vol 5 book 59 Hadith 713
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet in his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O 'Aisha! I still feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is being cut from that poison."


Sunan Abu Dawud 39:4495-4498
Narrated AbuSalamah: Muhammad ibn Amr said on the authority of AbuSalamah, and he did not mention the name of AbuHurayrah: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to accept presents but not alms (sadaqah). This version adds: So a Jewess presented him at Khaybar with a roasted sheep which she had poisoned. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) ate of it and the people also ate. He then said: Take away your hands (from the food), for it has informed me that it is poisoned. Bishr ibn al-Bara' ibn Ma'rur al-Ansari died. So he (the Prophet) sent for the Jewess (and said to her): What motivated you to do the work you have done? She said: If you were a prophet, it would not harm you; but if you were a king, I should rid the people of you. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) then ordered regarding her and she was killed. He then said about the pain of which he died: I continued to feel pain from the morsel which I had eaten at Khaybar. This is the time when it has cut off my aorta.


John that was beheaded was killed because he spoke the truth to someone in the position of authority.

He told a king that what the king did was a sin against God, the king was hurt and had him killed. Just like Muhammad had someone that hurt him killed.

The Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like me to kill him?" He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to him (i.e. Ka'b) and said, "This person (i.e. the Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Ka'b replied, "By Allah, you will get tired of him." Muhammad said to him, "We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end of his affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this way till he got the chance to kill him. Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah
— Sahih al-Bukhari, 4:52:270

ANTIlSLAM:


Muhammad that was poisoned and died because of puci where is he at the moment while quran confirmed it that Jesus, your Messiah is Alive till today?

advocatejare:
According to Islam, if you die from a plague (like Covid 19) you're a martyr. So illnesses have benefit in Islam.



In other words, dying from a plague is a direct ticket to Islamic paradise according to the Islamic science

Muslims dying from Covid 19 is an opportunity to die as a martyr and to go and be enjoying all the goodies Allah and Muhammad promised martyrs in Islamic paradise, but rather than embracing that opportunity it is vaccine and cure from Covid 19 they are waiting for from the West.

Lukgaf:
We must accept what has decreed whether they are things we like or detest. If you are sick and reflect on the following benefits and rewards associated with your sickness, then you are going to accept the decree of Allah in good faith. We pray Allah to grant all the sick people complete shifaa and make us be patient with affliction.



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