What to say when taking medicine.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
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dear brother Burhan
assalamo alaikum
brother while eating / drinking we recite bismillah hirrahmanirraheem and after
finishing we say alhumdullilah, what should one recite before and after
taking medicine?
will appreciate
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Answer:
What to say when
taking medicine
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Whenever one is about to start anything which is lawful,
be it food, drink, or any good deed, or even when taking or consuming medicine,
or starting a treatment, etc…whatever good and lawful deed or act one does, one
is guided by Allah and His Messenger (saws) to start their lawful deed by
declaring ‘Bismillah’ (In the Name of Allah)…..with the solemn belief and
conviction that whatever condition they find themselves in, or whatever
sustenance is provided for them is from their Lord Most Bounteous; and whatever
will happen to them will happen only with the Precise Will and Permission of
their Lord Most Majestic, Most Supreme.
Uthman ibn Abu Al-Aas relates that "once
he complained of pain in his body to Allah's Messenger (saws). The Messenger of
Allah (saws) said: 'Put your hand where you feel pain in your body and say,
"Bismillah. Audhu bi izzatillah wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa
uhadhiru” (I seek refuge in the Might of Allah and in His Power from the evil that
I find and that I fear.)
Related by Muslim.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan