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| Monday, 04 June 2007 | |
 By Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn Baaz (d.1420H)Answering the question: Is crying due to illness considered a form of ungratefulness to Allaah?
[Q]: I am ill and I sometimes cry because of what happens to me after my illness. Is this considered an action which opposes Allaah and of not being pleased with what He has decreed? I do not do this action willfully. Likewise, does that ruling also include talking to my relatives about my illness?
[A]: “There is no harm in crying, if it is simply tears coming from the eyes, without wailing. This is based upon the statement of the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam), when his son Ibraaheem passed away: “The eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, yet we do not say anything except what is pleasing to our Lord. By your death - O Ibraaheem - we are indeed in grief.” [1] The ahaadeeth with this meaning are numerous.” [2]
Footnotes:
[1] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 1303) and Muslim (no. 2315), from Asmaa bint Yazeed radiyallaahu 'anhaa. [2] Fataawaa al-Mar‘ah (p. 12)
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