A Divine Approach

Reference: https://twitter.com/salihalfawzan/status/1241986277454630912

Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said:

If an epidemic occurs in a[ny] land, then it is not permissible for the Muslims to travel to those contaminated lands, and whoever is [already] there, then it is not permissible for them to leave [those affected lands].

And this is what is referred to now as quarantining, and this is a divine approach in order to protect the people from the spread of epidemics and diseases, and to restrict them to where they are until such time Allaah سبحانه و تعالى removes them [from wherever they have spread to].


Translation originally published on 23 March, 2020.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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