The Prophetic Methodology in Health Care

Objectives:

 Explain the concept of Health and the methods of Health Care

 Examine the importance of health to the individual and community
 Identify and Examine the basic factors of Health in the Prophet’s Sunnah.
 Analyze and Evaluate the causes behind the spread of diseases inspite of the
progress achieved in Medical Science.
 Safety and well-being in Refining and supporting behavioral Health
Health
psychological, intellectual patterns related to health. Providing care
and social terms and not suitable circumstances such as prevention,
merely the absence of protection, care and treatment to
diseases and incapacity. improve health and the quality of life.

Whoever among you wakes up secure in your property, healthy in his body, and
he has his food for the day, it is as if he’s given the entire world. (Sahih Bukhari)

And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate
them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (An-Nahl:18)

Ask God for forgiveness and health, for after being granted certainty, What do you
one is given nothing better than good health. (Tirmidi) think
‘Certainty’
The Strong believer is more beloved to Allah than the Weak means, in this
believer, but there is goodness in both of them. (Sahih Hadith?
Muslim)
 Prophet’s Methodology with respect to bodily health
Basic Factors of Health in Prophet’s Sunnah
Nutrition Treatment

Cleanliness Prevention Sport

Islam teaches
to choose There are
good food and many home
abstain from remedies
Islam teaches mentioned and
evil types of Islam is a way Prophet
cleanliness as encouraged in
food. of life. It has (PBUH)
half of faith. It Sunnah which
Advocates clear encouraged
is an act of Prophet
balanced instructions his
devotion. (PBUH)
nutrition and when it comes companions to
Wudu, ghuzl, recommended
to eat to anything be physically
brushing etc. and practiced.
moderately. that concerns active and to
are highly
well-being of stay healthy
recommended
the society. and strong.
acts.
Nutrition
Research on the
Prophet (PBUH) forbade breathing in the vessel. health benefits of
the instructions
in these Ahadith.
Abdullah bin Ja’far bin Abi Talib said: “I saw the
prophet (PBUH) eating ripe date with cucumber”. Does Qur’an
speak of any
nutritious food?
The Messenger (PBUH), said: “Use olive oil in eating and and health in
for rubbing on the body, for it is from a blessed tree”. general?

Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “A human being fills no worse vessel than his stomach.
It is sufficient for a human being to eat mouthfuls to keep his spine straight. However, if
he must (fill it), then one third for food, one third for drink and one third for air.”

It was narrated from Ummu Ayman that she sifted some flour and made a loaf of bread
for the Prophet, (PBUH). He said, “What is this?” She said “It is food that we make in our
land, and I want to make a loaf of it for you”. He said: “Fold it onto itself and knead it.”
Cleanliness Analyze the
Ahadeeth for
health
benefits
“None of you
Relate the
should urinate in
health factor to
standing water that The prophet, (PBUH)
nt world
does not flow” said: “Removing filthy
situation
[Covid19] things from the way is
Sadaqah”.
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: Allah’s
Messenger (PBUH) paid a visit to us and saw
a disheveled man whose hair was disordered. Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet,
He said: “Could this man not find something (PBUH) said, “Five acts are a part of
to make his hair lie down?” He saw another The Messenger of natural instinct: circumcision,
man wearing dirty cloths, and said: “Could Allah, (PBUH) shaving pubic hair, removing hair
this man not find something to wash his said: “Cleanliness from the armpits, shortening the
garments with?” is half the faith.” moustache and clipping nails.”
Prevention “Indeed this fire Case
“If one of you yawns, is your enemy. Study
So when you are Hakkim is a resident of UAE. Back in
he should keep his
India, his father passed away and there
mouth shut with the going to sleep,
are restrictions for UAE residents to
help of his hand.” extinguish it.”
travel to India due to Covid-19
Pandemic. Hakkim learns that there are
occasional flights to India to carry
“If you hear of an
emergency passengers. What should he
outbreak of plague in a
do, based on the teachings of Islam?
land, do not enter it; but
if plague breaks out in a
place while you are in it, These Ahadeeth were
taught 1400 years ago, You are owner of a restaurant. The
do not leave the place.” business is very less due to Covid-19
when medical field was
not developed like today. alert. You have 15 employees, and
Compare the teachings right now there is no enough work for
“A sick person them. Your manager asked you to
should not mix with that of modern
medicine. terminate 5 staff to reduce
with unaffected expenditure. What will be your plan
people” of action in this scenario?
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Treatment:
“Fever is from the heat of “Allah has sent down both
hell, so abate fever with the disease and cure, and He
water.” has appointed a cure for
every disease. So treat
Across the globe, we see
people claim to heal yourself medically but use
diseases in the name of nothing unlawful.”
A man said, “O Messenger of
religion. Some deny to Allah, should I tie my camel
undergo treatment and and trust in Allah, or should I
only depend on prayers,
leave her untied and trust in “Every disease has a cure. If
while some attend miracle
Allah?” The Prophet, peace cure is applied to the
healing sessions.
and blessings be upon him, disease, then it is relieved
Critically evaluate this
practice, and state the said, “Tie her and trust in by the permission of Allah,
Islamic ruling on this, Allah.” Glorified and sublime be
based on this hadeeth. He.”
 The Prophet’s Methodology in Psychological Well-Being
Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah .
Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.“ (Ar-Ra’ad:28)

1. Establishing the Prophet (pbuh) adopted a

purposive methodology which 3. Instructing Muslims to adopt
concept of Belief the qualities necessary for
strikes a balance between the
Undoubted belief in Allah, Psychological well-being:
material and spiritual sides of
His determinism and a person’s character. It has go Prophet taught Muslims to please
Predestination. Strong and three tiers. Allah through rightful behavior
unwavering trust in Him. and adhering to good morals when
It helps to have hope, remain dealing with others. He taught self-
content and patient, 2. Reinforces the capabilities of man reliance, self-confidence and
strengthens the will and fight to control motives and emotional taught to bring security and
one’s desires. responses: tranquility for others. He used to
The Islamic Shariah clearly draws the instill every good and gracious
line between right and wrong, which quality in his companions, which
helps man to have clear motives and helped in psychological well-
controlled responses. being.
 Ibn Abbas reported: I was riding Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said, The Messenger (pbuh) Said:
behind the Messenger of Allah, "The strong man is not one “If one of you look at a person
peace and blessings be upon him, who is good at wrestling, but who is better than him in
when he said to me, “Young man, I the strong man is one who wealth and physical make up,
will teach you some words. Be controls himself in a fit of let him also look at the people
mindful of Allah and he will rage." lesser than him in both these
protect you. Be mindful of Allah respects.
and you will find him before you.
If you ask, ask from Allah. If you
seek help, seek help from Allah.
Know that if the nations gathered
together to benefit you, they will Abu Dharr reported: The
not benefit you unless Allah has Messenger of Allah, peace and
decreed it for you. And if the blessings be upon him, said to None of you are true believers
nations gathered together to harm us, “If one of you is angry until you love for your brother
you, they will not harm you unless while he is standing, let him sit what you love for yourself."
Allah has decreed it for you. The down so his anger will leave Prophet Muhammad pbuh
pens have been lifted and the him; otherwise, let him lie
pages have dried.” down.”
 What if there was no pain?

What if diseases completely

disappear from the Earth?

Thought
What if we forget nothing, and
Provokers! remember everything that
happened in our lives?

Why do you think diseases

spread in spite of the progress
achieved in Medical Science?
(Take the case of current
Corona Pandemic)

Mrs. Shameem Junaid