Accepting Islam while facing a terminal illness
Question
I have recently reverted to Islam while facing a terminal disease from which I might die in some months. I believe my terminal disease is a punishment due to my sins.
Is my shahada still accepted despite me knowing I will die?
Answer
Yes, your shahaadat is accepted, and your sickness will be a means of your forgiveness and your rank being raised in the hereafter.
Do not view your sickness to be a punishment from Allah Ta'ala, but rather regard it as a blessing from Him through which you will be rewarded abundantly in this world and the next on condition that you are patient and hopeful for reward from Him due to it.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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