Concept of Sickness - Islamic perspectives

Cure From Allah

Muslims believe that ultimately cure of disease is from Allah. The physician makes attempts that could succeed or fail.

Narrated Aisha (radhyAllahu ‘anha) Whenever Allah’s Apostle (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) paid a visit to a patient or a patient was brought to him, he used to invoke Allah saying, “Take away the disease, O the Lord of the people ! Cure him as you are the one who cures. There is no cure but yours, a cure that leaves no disease.”

There Is A Cure For Every Disease.

A Muslim has strong hope in the cure of his disease.

All diseases are potentially curable with the grace of Allah.

The cure may be known by some people and not by others.

Narrated Abu-Huraira (radhyAllahu ‘anhu) The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) Said, “There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment.”

Treatment For Every Thing Except Death

A Muslim believes that death is pre-ordained and that its time, is in the hands of Allah and no human can postpone or prevent it.

The purpose of medicine is to improve or maintain the remaining quality of life until the pre-ordained moment of death.

Narrated Abu-Huraira (radhyAllahu ‘anhu) I heard Allah’s Apostle (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) saying, “There is healing for all disease except death.”