General Dought & clear, - *Is it regarded as disclosing sin to tell the doctor about some of his sins?

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Is it permissible to lie to the doctor and therapist if he asks whether you drink alcohol or have sex, by way of concealing one’s faults? How should one conceal one’s faults in such a situation, when it may affect the soundness and precision of the diagnosis due to lack of information?
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Praise be to Allah
The basic principle is that it is obligatory to conceal one’s faults, and that a person should not expose himself when Allah has concealed him; rather disclosing that may come under the definition of committing sin openly, and Allah has warned the one who commits sin openly that He will deprive him of His pardon.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: “All of my ummah will be fine except those who commit sin openly, and it is part of committing sin openly for a man to do something at night, then in the morning when his Lord has concealed him he says: O So and so, I did such and such last night, when his Lord had concealed him all night, but in the morning he discloses that which Allah had concealed for him.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5721) and Muslim (2990).
What is required is for the individual to beware of exposing himself or of telling anyone about such things, unless it is for a valid shar‘i purpose.
One such purpose is to seek a fatwa concerning oneself, or to ask about the ruling of Allah concerning someone like him, or to admit that to the qaadi (judge) so that he may carry out the hadd punishment on him, and so on.
With regard to the doctor, what appears to be the case that if there is a valid reason that justifies doing that, such as if one who is addicted or drinks alcohol tells the doctor about it, and the doctor is specialised in dealing with such things, so that he can help him to treat the problem and give up that bad habit, then in such cases there is a combination of medical interests, the interest of treating that disease, and spiritual interests, which will be served by giving up that immoral deed and major sin, and repenting from it. Everything that may help a person to give up evil is prescribed in his case, and is either obligatory or recommended.
But if there is no valid reason or interest that it is hoped will be served by telling the doctor about such things, then the Muslim should conceal his faults and refrain from speaking about them, and he should ask the doctor to overlook the issue.
Usually, a smart doctor has the insight to understand what he needs to know from these symptoms, so the one who is faced with that problem has no need to expose himself or tell lies. What he is seeking of treatment for himself, if treatment is required, the doctor can base on what he sees in his examination of the patient and on what he understands of the implicit meaning of he says.
And Allah knows best.












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General Dought & clear, - * He thinks that he has been be witched, but he does not want to ask for ruqyah so that he may be included in the hadith about the seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without being brought to account

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A neighbour of ours is envious of us even though we show her respect and have never mistreated her, and she did witchcraft against us, by using some clothes of mine that had traces of my sweat. What is really strange is that I had seen her in my dream twice, pouring some kind of liquid over me that I did not know what it was, and I woke up in a panic, feeling afraid. We are a conservative family who love Islam, and we do whatever we can of righteous deeds, but we suffer from some problems and do not always get along, and we have a lot of troubles. Some time ago, I felt that something inside me had changed, and I was no longer happy, energetic and hard-working as I used to be. I began to get angry quickly, and to sleep all day and stay up at night, and I left two jobs for no reason. I can no longer control myself, and I feel as though someone is provoking me to do things. I feel tired and I am only 27 years old, and I have started to feel fed up. I have not been to see a raaqi (one who does ruqyah) because I hope to enter Paradise among the seventy thousand who did not seek ruqyah. I tried to read Soorat al-Baqarah every day for forty days, but I could not do it. I tried several times, but every time I tried, I would see frightening dreams. I call upon Allah in my prayer, asking Him to cancel out this witchcraft. I feel that everyone in my family has been bewitched, and I do not know what to do; please advise me.
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Praise be to Allah
The effect of magic or jinn possession on people is something real and cannot be denied, but the Muslim should not blame all the problems that happen to him in his life on witchcraft or jinn possession, thus living in a world of illusion and imagination that gets worse day after day.
He should examine his situation first of all: obedience to Allah and His Messenger come first and foremost, and they are the means of attaining all that is good, whereas disobedience towards Allah is the cause of all evil. So the Muslim should strive to obey Allah and avoid disobeying Him, for the good life is only for the believers who do righteous deeds:
“Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter)”
[an-Nahl 16:97].
And a life of misery and wretchedness is for those who turn away from the reminder or remembrance of Allah , may He be exalted:
“But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Quran nor acts on its orders, etc.), verily for him is a life of hardship”
[Ta-Ha 20:124].
The more extreme the disobedience and turning away, the more severe that hardship and difficulty will be.
After that comes taking positive measures, by looking for work and not being lazy, and bearing with patience some of what one experiences of difficulty in work and so on, until Allah, may He be exalted, helps him and grants him provision from where he does not expect.
Similarly, with regard to what you mention about there being a lot of problems among the members of the family, each person should check himself and strive to acquire good characteristics, and try to be more patient and forbearing, and respond to mistreatment in the way that is better, and try to look for the causes of these problems, which are usually causes that do not deserve to be discussed. But if there are genuine causes, then it is essential to discuss them in a calm and loving atmosphere, so that you can overcome them. In addition to all of this, you should not refuse to go to a trustworthy raaqi who can help you to overcome this witchcraft – if applicable. This is what we advise you to do.
You should also be firmly resolved to read Soorat al-Baqarah, no matter how difficult that is for you. That is a very important part of the remedy and solution, which you should not ignore or fall short in, and then complain about witchcraft, hardship and problems, and so on.
With regard to the hadith about the seventy thousand, those seventy thousand are not the best of people, and they will not be the highest of the people of Paradise in status. A person may be brought to account and enter Paradise, and be of a higher status than these seventy thousand, as was stated by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him).
These seventy thousand will not deserve that honour, which is admission to Paradise without being brought to account or being punished, because of refraining from asking for ruqyah only; rather they will deserve that because of their perfect Tawheed (affirmation of Allah’s Oneness) and their trust in Allah, may He be exalted. Perfect Tawheed and trust in Allah are their way of life in all their affairs.
Moreover, asking for ruqyah is not haraam or makrooh; rather some of the scholars stated, with regard to the meaning of the hadith, that the ruqyah that they did not seek or do in this case is the ruqyah of the Jaahiliyyah and incantations of the sorcerers, and so on. As for shar‘i ruqyah, which is done by reciting Qur’an, or by remembering Allah (dhikr), that is not forbidden, even if it is done at the request of the sick person.
Al-Qastallaani (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
“They are the ones who did not seek ruqyah” i.e., they did not seek it at all, or they did not seek the ruqyah of the Jaahiliyyah.
End quote fromIrshaad as-Saari(9/271)
See also:Fath al-Baariby Ibn Hajar (11/410).
Based on this view, if a sick person seek ruqyah, i.e., asks for shar‘i ruqyah,that will not exclude him from the seventy thousand.
It is not wise for a person to refrain from seeking ruqyah so that he may be among the seventy thousand, then remain anxious, distressed, confused and worried, filled with doubts and lacking patience. None of these are attributes of the seventy thousand. Rather what you should do in your situation is go to a raaqi and strive hard in obeying and worshipping Allah, may He be exalted, and avoid disobeying Him, in the hope that you will not be deprived of the virtue of the seventy thousand.
If it so happens that you are not one of them, the grace of Allah is vast, and perhaps Allah will bless you with a status in Paradise that will compensate for what you missed out on of this particular virtue.
May Allah, may He be exalted, help and guide you.
And Allah knows best.











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அல்லாஹ்வின் தூதர் (ஸல்) அவர்கள் கூறினார்கள்:
யார் ஓர் அடிமையில் தமக்குரிய பங்கை விடுதலை செய்கிறாரோ அவரிடம் அந்த அடிமையின் (முழு) விலையையும் எட்டுகின்ற அளவுக்குச் செல்வம் இருந்தால்- அந்த அடிமையை ஒத்த மற்றோர் அடிமையின் விலையை மதிப்பிட்டு-தம் கூட்டாளிகளுக்கு அவர்களுக்குரிய பங்குகளின் விலையைக் கொடுத்து- அந்த அடிமையை (முழுமையாக) விடுதலை செய்துவிட வேண்டும். இல்லையெனில்- அவர் எந்த அளவுக்கு விடுதலை செய்தாரோ- அந்த (தமது பங்கின்) அளவுக்குத்தான் விடுதலை செய்தவர் ஆவார்.
இதை இப்னு உமர் (ரலி) அவர்கள் அறிவிக்கிறார்கள்.
- மேற்கண்ட ஹதீஸ் இப்னு உமர் (ரலி) அவர்களிடமிருந்தே மேலும் பத்து அறிவிப்பாளர் தொடர்கள் வழியாகவும் வந்துள்ளது.
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