Illness The Prophet (upon him be peace) hated illness, and incurable disease in particular. Who among us enjoys a fever,or cancer? The desire for good health is both natural and human - only a pervert enjoys pain. Quite rightly then, the Prophet asks his Lord for the well-being of his senses and organs, seeking refuge in Him from illness, incapacity and decrepitude: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from leprosy, madness, and all horrible illness. It is well-known aspect of the Prophets biography that he was a well-built man and he could throw a wrestler, he was capable of travelling great distances without tiring, and he was fully conditioned to bear the hardships of armed struggle in the way of jihad. It is then quite bizarre to find people arguing that emaciation and gauntness are signs of true piety. The Prophet Muhammad was the sublime exemplar and true to human nature in his beseeching the Lord to distance him from all calamity and illness. So, whenever a Muslim (in spite of his constant beseeching of the Lord in the manner of the Prophet) is beset by worldly troubles, he bears with them, and submits to the will of Allah, while repeating what the Prophet taught us to say at such a time: Verily, unto Allah is what He takes, and unto Him is what He gives.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:30:27 +0000
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