´It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Do not keep looking at those who have leprosy.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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To look fully at such a patient will cause him emotional pain.
Therefore, one should avoid this.
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Upon seeing anyone afflicted with a calamity, one should quietly recite this supplication: (Alhamdu lillahi alladhi ‘afani mimma ibtalaka bihi wa faddalani ‘ala kathirin mimman khalaqa tafdila)
All praise is due to Allah, Who has kept me safe from that with which He has afflicted you,
and has favored me greatly over many of those whom He has created.
By the blessing of this supplication, the one who recites it will remain protected from that illness. (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3892)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3543