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One of the beauties of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (30) | Kindness to patients
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)
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is kindness toward the sick.
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Their illness, when apparent to society,
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often leads people to shun them out of fear of their appearance or behavior.
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While some of us may readily approach ordinary people,
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serving them and treating them well,
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to stand by a needy patient,
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or one who is mentally impaired, and to attend to their needs,
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is something that rarely occurs except from noble souls
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and precious characters like our Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, says:
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A woman who had some mental impairment
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said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a need to discuss with you."
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He replied, "O Mother of so-and-so,
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choose whichever path you wish, and I will attend to your need."
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He then stepped aside with her on one of the paths,
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until she had finished expressing her need.
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Here is the Prophetic school of noble character,
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of kindness toward the sick,
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and of benevolence toward those with special needs,
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as they are called these days.
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Observe the gentleness and mercy of the Messenger of Allah toward them,
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even though many people feel burdened by serving them due to their affliction,
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thinking it is a waste of time.
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Yet he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, remained patient with that,
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stood for this poor woman,
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attended to her affair,
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and resolved her problem.
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In this is evidence of social justice,
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and that these patients have rights upon us,
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and that their illness is not a reason to abandon or neglect them,
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or to expose them to further harm,
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or bullying and discrimination,
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as happens from some ignorant people these days.
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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Show mercy to those on earth,
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and the One in heaven will show mercy to you."
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And Allah is the One whose help is sought.
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)