Health and Sickness

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends,

I pray that you are well.

The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said, “There are two blessings
that many people are cheated out of: health and free time. (Bukhari)

Ibn Al-Jawzi said, “A person might be healthy but not have free time due to being
busy with his livelihood, and might be well off but not healthy; so when these two
are combined and the person is overcome by laziness from performing acts of
obedience, he is truly cheated.”

The one who is healthy must be thankful and use his health to serve the Lord and not use it to disobey the Lord, or waste this great blessing of health. He should have a state of fear of Allah that dominates his state of hope in Allah. This pushes him to good actions and repentance. This fear must not, however, take him to the extent of despair of Allah’s mercy.

قَالُواْ بَشَّرۡنَـٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡقَـٰنِطِينَ (٥٥) قَالَ وَمَن يَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦۤ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ (٥٦

They (the angels) said: 'We give you glad tidings in truth. So be not of the despairing.' [Ibrahim, peace be upon him] said: 'And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?' (Qur’an Al-Hijr 15:56)

A person who is afflicted with sickness should observe the following manners:
1) Realize that this is a tremendous opportunity to draw close to Allah; be grateful for that and make the most of it.

The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said, “The people who were in
well being in this life will wish on the Day of Judgment, when the people of tribulations are given their reward, that their skin would have been cut with blades.” (Tirmidhi)

He, Allah bless him and grant him peace, also said, “No believer is afflicted with a thorn-prick or what is greater than that except that a higher degree is inscribed for him, or a sin removed from him.” (Muslim)

2) Face the tribulation with a beautiful patience.

This is by not complaining to visitors, missing prayers or having despair.
It is permissible to make statements such as, “I have a big pain,” if said without
complaining; it is preferred to say “Alhamdulillah” (All praise is to Allah) before saying that.

3) To use one’s time in remembrance of Allah.

4) To repent sincerely from the sins he was committing before his sickness.

5) To seek to cure himself through supplication, prayer and remembering Allah; especially by reciting sura Al-Fatiha and the last three surahs of the Qur’an.

Aisha, Allah be pleased with her, said, “The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him
and give him peace, would, when one of his family members became sick, blow a
light spray of saliva on them, reciting the protectors (the last three surahs from the Qur’an). When he became sick with the sickness from which he died, I would
blow a light spray of saliva on him and rub him with his own hands as they had
more blessings than my hands.” (Muslim)

May Allah cure those who are sick and grant us excellent health and excellent worship. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam