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| Speech of Sheikh Qaradawi | |
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AIDS: Islamic Viewpoint |
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All people at one point or another in their
lives become ill and experience the discomfort of disease. Whether it is a flu
or something worse, nobody enjoys it. Chronic diseases, in particular, distress
people. The need to continuously take medication and the feeling that there
might be no cure can be a difficult test from Allah. HIV/AIDS
is one of the most henious diseases present today. One of the problems with
AIDS, besides its effect on the health, is its impact on the social life of the
patient. A main source of grievence is due to the lack of awareness about how
the HIV virus is transmitted. It
is some people’s belief that contracting HIV/AIDS is a punishment from God for
their sins. Due to the gross
misconception that the only way to become infected is through illicit drug use,
male-to-male sex, pre-marital sex or polygamous relationships, some believe it
is the wrath of Allah that has befallen them. Although in some cases this may be
true, there are several cases where people have been infected unknowingly
without undergoing any risky behavior. The
verse 133 of Surat Al-A’raaf indicates that Allah Almighty has punished tribes
for their sins. “So We sent (plagues) on them: wholesale death, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood: Signs openly self-explained: but they were steeped in arrogance, - a people given to sin.” At
the same time, as mentioned in an
IslamOnline.net fatwa, “Suffering can also be a test and trial for some
people. Allah allows some people to suffer in order to test their patience and
steadfastness.” `A’ishah
(May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) about pestilence and he said, “It is a punishment which Allah sends
upon whomsoever He wills, but Allah has made it as a mercy to the believers.
Anyone who remains in a town which is plagued with pestilence maintaining
patience expecting the reward from Allah, and knowing that nothing will befall
him other than what Allah has foreordained for him, he would receive a reward of
Shaheed (martyr).” [Al-Bukhari]. Muslims
also see illness and disease as a means of redemption for their sins. Abu Said
and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet
(PBUH) said: “Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an
anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will
expiate his sins on account of his patience.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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