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Ruling
concerning crying due to illness
Question:
I am ill and sometimes I cry because of what happens to me
after my illness. Is this kind of crying consider an act of
opposition to Allaah and not being pleased with what He has
decreed? I do not do this action willfully. Similarly, does
ruling also include when I talk to my relatives, telling them
about my illness?
Response:
There is no harm in crying if it is simply tears coming from
the eyes, without wailing. This is based on Prophet's statement,
when his son Ibraaheem had died:
((The
eye tears, the heart grieves but we do not say anything except
what is pleasing to the Lord. We are, by you departure Ibraaheem,
certainly grieved)).
Hadeeth
with that meaning are many.
There
is also no harm in talking to your relatives and friends about
your disease as long as you praise Allaah, thank Him and extol
Him, and ask Him for health, following the permissible means.
We advise you to have patience and hope for reward from Allaah.
I give you glad tiding as Allaah has stated:
{Only
those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full
without reckoning}, [Soorah
az-Zumar, Aayah
10].
The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) also said:
((A
Muslim is not afflicted with fatigue, sorrow, disease, sadness,
or hurt, even if it be the prick of a them, except that due
to it Allaah expiates some of his sins)).
The
Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) also said:
((If
Allaah wants good for a person, he afflicts him with trials)).
We
ask Allaah to grant you a cure and health, as well as goodness
of the heart and deeds. Verily, He is the Hearer, the Responder.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa al-Mar.ah
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