Tag Archives: Sickness

June, 2021

• 29 June

  A person is rewarded for any discomfort or illness that afflicts him

  Question Please verify the following Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person becomes ill, Allah rewards him for his illnesses.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

April, 2021

• 1 April

  Applying henna on sore legs

  Question Is there any Hadith that states one should use henna on sore legs?

March, 2021

• 18 March

  A misinterpretation of the Hadith regarding staying at home for protection

  Question Staying home [during Covid times] is a Prophetic teaching: “Those who stay at home to protect themselves and others are under the protection of Allah.” – Musnad Ahmad
• 18 March

  The reward for suffering a headache in the path of Allah

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? “Whoever suffered from headache in the path of Allah and believes in reward for it, then, his all previous sins will be forgiven.”

February, 2021

• 12 February

  Another version of the du’a to recite when overcome with grief and anxiety

  Question Can you confirm the source of this Hadith? من أصابه هم أو غم أو سقم أو شدة فقال: الله ربي لا شريك له كشف ذلك عنه

January, 2021

• 20 January

  A Hadith regarding calamities and the Masjid

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “When disease descends from the skies, it is averted from the inhabitants of the Masajid.”

November, 2020

• 17 November

  Another version of the narration regarding the parable of a believer when he is afflicted by illness or fever

  Question What is the source of this Hadith? إنما مثل العبد المؤمن حين يصيبه الرعد والحمى، كمثل حديدة تدخل النار فيذهب خبثها ويبقى طيبها

July, 2020

• 27 July

  A query regarding the du’a when visiting the sick

  Question Is this a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)? Regarding sickness, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Nothing to worry. It is a purifier.”
• 21 July

  Consuming camel urine for medical purposes

  Question I would like to know if there is a Hadith that makes mention of the consumption of camel urine for shifa (i.e medicinal purposes). Is it authentic? And if so, can the Hadith be used to validate the usage of camel urine? Please provide some commentary on the Hadith.
• 8 July

  A traveller/ill person receives rewards for good deeds he used to do

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? “When a slave of Allah suffers from an illness, he is credited with the equal of whatever good good work he used to do when he was healthy. ”

June, 2020

• 25 June

  Using medical treatments and medication

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Usamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Some Bedouins asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah, can we treat our ill [by using medication]?’ He (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied, ‘Yes, O servants of Allah! Use remedies, for indeed Allah did not make a disease but He made a cure for it’ or he said ‘a remedy’, except for …

March, 2020

• 19 March

  A du’a seeking protection from bad manners, evil deeds and dreadful diseases

  Question Please provide the reference and Arabic text for this du’a: “O Allah! Protect me from bad manners, evil desires, evil deeds and dreadful diseases”
• 18 March

  Caution against hoarding food

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? “Whoever hoards food [and keeps it from] the Muslims, Allah will afflict him with leprosy and bankruptcy.”