As far as I know, mentally ill people will not be held accountable for anything they do simply because they do not have the mental capabilities to part right from wrong. Just like a child. In that case, how will they be judged ? If they will go directly to the heaven, then isn't that unfair for rest of us ? Note that I am not saying their lives are meaningless or anything. They can be a test for the society, parents etc.

I recently came across a sermon where the narrator recommends to recite > YA SHAAFI YA KAFI YA BAQI ( The Healer, Self-sufficient, The > Everlasting) for General Sickness, Deadly Diseases, Fevers, Burns or Evil Eye. Is there any reference to this from the sunnah? How authentic is this practice?

I suffer from allergies and a runny nose often, and when I’m fasting, I sometimes sniff when I feel it (nasal drainage) coming down my nose, or I just blow my nose. Other times, I feel it go down to my throat from my nose by itself and I have no choice but to swallow it sometimes and coughing to spit it out can be difficult. Does this break my fast

I suffer from depression, anxiety and OCD. A scholar told me to believe in tawakkul of Allah. Can you explain what that is and how does it relate to my mental health please?

My mother was very sick so I had to stay and sleep in the hospital for a few days and help her with walking, going to the bathroom, calling the nurse, trying to feed her,...etc. She is much better now and we are home. What kind of rewards will I earn for helping her? What is said about getting good deeds when helping sick parents?

I am suffering from one mental disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). My main problem is when I start doing salah, I frequently get bad thoughts and bad words in my mind. I never mean those thoughts, but they only come when I start praying. My psychiatrist diagnosed it is one form of OCD, for which I am taking medication. I am praying all the time but these bad thoughts disturb my prayers. Will Allah accept my prayers?

From the sunnah we know that we must not spread contagious diseases: - > Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Plague was a means of torture sent on a group of Israelis (or on some people before you). So if you hear of its spread in a land, don't approach it, and if a plague should appear in a land where you are present, then don't leave that land in order to run away from it (i.e. plague). (Sahih al-Bukhari ) - > While we were in Medina we heard of plague having broken out in Kufa. 'Ata b. Yasir and others said to me that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said. If you are in a land where it (this scourge) has broken out, don't get out of it, and if you were to know that it had broken (in another land, then don't enter it. I said to him: From whom (did you hear it)? They said: 'Amir b. Sa'd has narrated it. So I came to him. They said that he was not present there. So I met his brother Ibrahim b. Sa'd and asked him. He said: I bear testimony to the fact that Usama narrated it to Sa'd saying: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that it is a God-sent punishment from the calamity or from the remnant of the calamity with which people were afflicted before you. So when it is in a land and you are there, don't get out of it, and if (this news reaches you) that it has broken out in a land, then don't enter therein. Habib said: I said to Ibrahim: Did you hear Usama narrating it to Sa'd and he was not denying it. He said: Yes. (Sahih Muslim ) What is the ruling on ill people who have contagious disease. Can they be hindered from entering a mosque? and how or rather who is liable for that? What about them performing hajj? I mean compared to the daily prayers which are an "ongoing worship" which must be performed each day, hajj is a worship which must at least be performed once. And some disease at least don't have an effect on your strength so basically one would be healthy enough to perform it.

What if someone become ill during etikaf. And for medication he/she have to visit the doctor. Can any person visit the doctor during "Etikaf".

It's Ramadan now, so I am fasting but I have a cold so my nose is always leaking with fluid (mucus, clear liquid). Does this invalidate my fast and prayers because uncleanness is coming out of me? I take my medicine after I break my fast (after maghrib) and before I start fasting (before fajr).

What do I do if I miss suhoor because of being sick? Do I continue my fast?

Did the the prophet of Islam say that black seeds can cures diseases?

A person have a certain type of sickness, that urges his body to move frequently at random times (he cannot predict when). Like an example of it is stretching your feet or hand. If he doesn't do it he feels pain. This happened because of a physical accident he had. And this urge happens so many times that it can be categorize as a sickness. And also on the other hand, if he follows that urge consistently it progresses him towards cureness (contrast this with itching which doesn't guarantee to make the sickness go away rather may make it worse when you scratch it). And that urge happens when his doing Salat, making him unable to stay quiet (making a movement that is not in the Salat frequently because of his sickeness) but that movement is not coming from himself (doesn't come from his intention or his own plan aka it is not something planned by himself) rather it comes from the condition/need of his physical body. Yet he is still able to focus on his recitation while doing so. To explain this, remember that when you move in Salat from one position to the next and say takbir doesn't mean you can't focus on your recitation (the takbir in this case). . Is his Salat not valid? So what ought he to do? I remember correctly pregnant women if not able to prostrate when salat then they are allowed to do it by sitting. Compare it to in this case to when one is unable to not move (stretching frequently) because he feels unbearable pain in his body, is he allowed to move by reason of sickness when salat?

On one hand in the Qur'an we have a clear statement saying: > [Fasting for] a limited number of days. **So whoever among you is ill or on a journey** [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up]. And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] - a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day]. And whoever volunteers excess - it is better for him. But to fast is best for you, if you only knew. (2:184 ) this means one is allowed not to fast if one is sick. Nevertheless scholars say if one is able to fast it is better to do so. Others say that in case of doubt one should refer to a specialist -a physician- who may "give a verdict" whether fasting would be harmful or not, and most of those also say one should ask a good -preferably practicing- Muslim doctor and not rely on a non-Muslim physician. Some evidences for referring to a specialist usually are: - > ... So ask the people of the message if you do not know.(16:43 ) - > ... so ask about Him one well informed.(25:59 ) - > ... Make use of medical treatment, for Allah has not made a disease without appointing a remedy for it, with the exception of one disease, namely old age. (See for example in Sunan abi Dawod ) In my experience most Muslim physicians are rather more cautious or afraid to give a verdict or to ask a person to refrain from fasting Ramadan as some scholars would be. In best case they would ask you to try fasting, this becomes very difficult once a person is in need to take a medicine at specific times or for example needs to drink a lot during the day ... My question is have scholars defined or given any guidelines one could follow to decide when one should refrain from fasting (for example categories determining when a sickness is considered severe, slight, or mild) and when fasting is better even during a time of sickness?

I wonder what Islam, more specifically the Quran or one of the many hadeeth have to say when it comes to life-threatening diseases. Many muslim people think they have to suffer the illness they're battling right now whereas they are good treatments that help save their lives. >My question now is: Is that one obligated to use that treatment to save their own life or does that person needs to suffer from that illness and potentially die? Isn't that considered suicide? L.S.: Please give me supporting evidence with source references. Thank you

Today I visited a relative's house. She is suffering from cancer. I have seen him last year during the Eid-ul-fitr. She is almost 70 now. She is so ill that she is looking like a living dead. After seeing her, I became very much unstable mentally. I am in so much fear that, the question came in my mind. Are incurable diseases curses from the almighty Allah? Why people have incurable diseases? Please explain according to Koran and Hadiths.

If one is terminally ill, and: - is unable to fast during the month of Ramadan, and - it is not foreseeable at the time that one would be able to make up for missed days in the future, It is agreed upon that one should do a [_fidyah_](https://islamqa.info/en/49944) by feeding one poor person an equivalent of what one normally eats for every day one is unable to fast. If one then recovers after Ramadan and - is able to fast, and - is able to make up for missed days of Ramadan, **Question:** With the days already being expiated for, should one still fast an equivalent number of days, or is the expiation enough at this stage? I am interested in the Sunni view in general. If providing an answer that is madhhab-specific, please mention which madhhab the view belongs to, but views from any or all madhhabs are welcome.

What's the status for this case ? A person was ill. Because of his illness he lost lot of weight. He've been hospitalized and then he started a new treatement ! The treatement helped him gaining weight, but it was difficult for him, a fight for every pound. Before the beginning of Ramadhan, the doctor told him that he was under the weight standards of a healthy person (he's under by about 22 pounds) and that he had to gain more weight, to maintain his health and also because his medication's dosage depends on that : if he loose weight, he have to decrease his medication. For that the doctor advised him not to do the *sawm* during the Ramadhan. So he decided to follow the doctor advocation (of course, he gives the *Sadaqa* for each day), but he feels bad about it even if he knows that loosing weight is not preconized for him, not only because it would be a step back physically but also psychologically (regarding the difficulty he had to gain those pounds) So, what's your opinion on this case ?

I know that our prophet insisted visiting the homes of sick/ill/dead people. I can't withstand the psychological pressure of visiting patients and dead. Should I visit patients/dead people if I can't withstand sickness/illness/dead?