Consoling the child of a cancer patient

· 8 Rabiʻ II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What would be the proper etiquette of consoling a person whose mother is struggling to fight cancer?

Answer

You are required to give hope and strength to the person and at no stage should you make the person feel despondent. You should inform the person that cure is purely in the Hands of Allah Ta’ala, hence we should make Dua that Allah Ta’ala grants her complete Shifa. There are many who were totally cured, so one should not lose hope in Allah Ta’ala.

Secondly, her status is being elevated every moment due to the illness. They will enjoy a very lofty position in the hereafter Insha’Allah for the difficulties that they encountered in the world. We should therefore accept the decision of Allah Ta’ala in all matters.

Answered by
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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