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Gratitude for our Health Part 21 A

For over a year now the entire world is battling a virus that has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, infected millions of people, brought global economies to a standstill and brought the world to its knees. If from all of this there is one lesson that we can learn is the importance of our health and that we shouldnโ€™t take it for granted.

Health is a necessary condition for the preservation of life. Indeed, it is an essential requirement for the establishment of Allahโ€™s law in human life, for it is only healthy human beings that can properly implement this law in human society.

According to Imam Al-Ghazali: โ€œA proper understanding and implementation of religion, from the standpoint of both knowledge and worship, can only be arrived at through physical health and life preservationโ€. Imam Al-Ghazali, Al-iqtisad fi al-i’tiqad.

Hence, Islam places health very high in importance and very close to faith. The Prophet ๏ทบ said:
ู‚ูŽุงู…ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ู…ูู†ู’ุจูŽุฑู ุซูู…ู‘ูŽ ุจูŽูƒูŽู‰ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ยซุณูŽู„ููˆุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽูู’ูˆูŽ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงูููŠูŽุฉูŽ ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏู‹ุง ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูุนู’ุทูŽ ุจูŽุนู’ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽู‚ููŠู†ู ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑู‹ุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงูููŠูŽุฉูยป
Allahโ€™s messenger mounted the pulpit, then wept and said, “Ask God for forgiveness and health, for after being granted certainty, one is given nothing better than health.” [Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah]

Another hadith gives us the proper perspective of the essential things in life, and sound health happens to be from among them:

ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…โ€:โ€ โ€ “โ€ ู…ู† ุฃุตุจุญ ู…ู†ูƒู… ุขู…ู†ุง ููŠ ุณุฑุจู‡ุŒ ู…ุนุงูู‰ ููŠ ุฌุณุฏู‡ุŒ ุนู†ุฏู‡ ู‚ูˆุช ูŠูˆู…ู‡ุŒ ููƒุฃู†ู…ุง ุญูŠุฒุช ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฏู†ูŠุง ุจุญุฐุงููŠุฑู‡ุงโ€”
Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) said, “Whosoever begins the day feeling family security and good health; and possessing provision for his day is as though he possessed the whole world.” [At- Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan].

In another hadith, the Prophet ๏ทบ defined the relative importance of health and wealth:
ูƒูู†ู‘ูŽุง ูููŠ ู…ูŽุฌู’ู„ูุณู ููŽุฌูŽุงุกูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ู€ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู€ ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุฃู’ุณูู‡ู ุฃูŽุซูŽุฑู ู…ูŽุงุกู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุจูŽุนู’ุถูู†ูŽุง ู†ูŽุฑูŽุงูƒูŽ ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุทูŽูŠู‘ูุจูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽูู’ุณู โ€.โ€ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€”โ€ ุฃูŽุฌูŽู„ู’ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุญูŽู…ู’ุฏู ู„ูู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู โ€”โ€ โ€.โ€ ุซูู…ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽููŽุงุถูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽูˆู’ู…ู ูููŠ ุฐููƒู’ุฑู ุงู„ู’ุบูู†ูŽู‰ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€”โ€ ู„ุงูŽ ุจูŽุฃู’ุณูŽ ุจูุงู„ู’ุบูู†ูŽู‰ ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู ุงุชู‘ูŽู‚ูŽู‰ ูˆูŽุงู„ุตู‘ูุญู‘ูŽุฉู ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู ุงุชู‘ูŽู‚ูŽู‰ ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑูŒ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุบูู†ูŽู‰ ูˆูŽุทููŠุจู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽูู’ุณู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูุนูŽู…ู โ€”โ€
“We were sitting in a gathering, and the Prophet (๏ทบ) came with traces of water on his head. One of us said to him: ‘We see that you are of good cheer today.’ He said: ‘Yes, praise is to Allah.’ Then he spoke to the people about being rich. He said: ‘There is nothing wrong with being rich for one who has piety, but good health for one who has piety is better than riches, and being of good cheer is a blessing.” [Sunan Ibn Majah 2141]

By contrast, health places on us a great responsibility, for which we are accountable to Allah.
ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ “โ€ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽูˆู‘ูŽู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุง ูŠูุณู’ุฃูŽู„ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุจู’ุฏูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุนููŠู…ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ู†ูุตูุญู‘ูŽ ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ุฌูุณู’ู…ูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽู†ูุฑู’ูˆููŠูƒูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุงุกู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงุฑูุฏู โ€”
The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said: โ€œIndeed the first of what will be asked about on the Day of Judgment โ€“ meaning the slave (of Allah) being questioned about the favours โ€“ is that it will be said to him: โ€˜Did We not make your body, health, and give you of cool water to drink?โ€™โ€

Islam directs peopleโ€™s attention to this blessing and alerts them to the fact that many people end up making a great loss as a result of their casual and negligent attitude to it. The Prophet ๏ทบ said:

ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ “โ€ ู†ูุนู’ู…ูŽุชูŽุงู†ู ู…ูŽุบู’ุจููˆู†ูŒ ูููŠู‡ูู…ูŽุง ูƒูŽุซููŠุฑูŒ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุณูุŒ ุงู„ุตูู‘ุญูŽู‘ุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ููŽุฑูŽุงุบู โ€”โ€โ€
The Prophet (๏ทบ) said: “There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: health and free time.” [Sahih al-Bukhari 6412]

Hence, the Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ used to regularly supplicate to Allah for good health.
ุงู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู: { ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ููŠ ุฃูŽุนููˆุฐู ุจููƒูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฒูŽูˆูŽุงู„ู ู†ูุนู’ู…ูŽุชููƒูŽ, ูˆูŽุชูŽุญูŽูˆู‘ูู„ู ุนูŽุงูููŠูŽุชููƒูŽ, ูˆูŽููŽุฌู’ุฃูŽุฉู ู†ูู‚ู’ู…ูŽุชููƒูŽ, ูˆูŽุฌูŽู…ููŠุนู ุณูŽุฎูŽุทููƒูŽ }
Ibn Umar (RA) relates that The Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) used to supplicate saying, โ€œO Allah! I seek refuge in you from the withholding of your favour, the decline of the good health you have given, the suddenness of your vengeance and from all forms of your wrath.โ€ [Related by Muslim.]

So if we have good health, be grateful to ALLAH for it, and if your health is not good, than remember Shifa is only in the Hands of Allah and if you ask from Him, he will restore your health in sha Allah.

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