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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطبChapters on Medicine
بَابُ : لاَ تُكْرِهُوا الْمَرِيضَ عَلَى الطَّعَامِChapter: Do not force the sick person to eat
Hadith 3444
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ , عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تُكْرِهُوا مَرْضَاكُمْ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ , فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُطْعِمُهُمْ وَيَسْقِيهِمْ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Do not force your sick ones to eat or drink. Allah will feed them and give them to drink.”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: The purpose of eating and drinking is precisely that the connection between the soul and the body remains intact, and that a person attains comfort and tranquility. Since Allah Ta'ala is the Protector and Sustainer of all, He takes care of the sick in a different manner, such that they do not require food. Therefore, when they wish to eat of their own accord, feed them; do not force them. And food that is eaten by compulsion brings harm rather than benefit.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Our researcher has declared the mentioned narration to be weak in its chain of transmission.
However, Imam Tirmidhi and Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah have graded it as hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences.
And their opinion appears to be correct.
And Allah knows best.
For details, see (al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 727).
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Food suitable for a healthy person is not beneficial for a sick person.
Therefore, they should not be given heavy food.
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If the patient does not feel inclined to eat or drink, do not be harsh with them.
Because food given by force causes harm rather than benefit.
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Through appropriate encouragement, light and easily digestible food can be given.
So that strength may be maintained.
➎
Allah ta‘ala feeds and gives drink to the sick person.
This means that they do not need food and drink like a healthy person.
➊
Our researcher has declared the mentioned narration to be weak in its chain of transmission.
However, Imam Tirmidhi and Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah have graded it as hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences.
And their opinion appears to be correct.
And Allah knows best.
For details, see (al-Sahihah of al-Albani, no. 727).
➋
Food suitable for a healthy person is not beneficial for a sick person.
Therefore, they should not be given heavy food.
➌
If the patient does not feel inclined to eat or drink, do not be harsh with them.
Because food given by force causes harm rather than benefit.
➍
Through appropriate encouragement, light and easily digestible food can be given.
So that strength may be maintained.
➎
Allah ta‘ala feeds and gives drink to the sick person.
This means that they do not need food and drink like a healthy person.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3444
