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Sahih al-Bukhari 6897 (Book 87, Hadith 36) #6630
Taking Medicine with Consent

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of taking medicine and how it should be done with consent.

Narrated 'Aisha: We poured medicine into the mouth of Allah's Messenger ﷺ during his illness, and he pointed out to us intending to say, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth". We thought that his refusal was out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicine. When he improved and felt a bit better he said (to us) "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine into my mouth?" We said, "We thought (you did so) because of the aversion, one usually have for medicine". Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, and I will watch you, except Al-'Abbas, for he did not witness this act of yours".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ، وَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا ‏"‏ لاَ تَلُدُّونِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ بِالدَّوَاءِ، فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةٌ لِلدَّوَاءِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ لاَ يَبْقَى مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ لُدَّ ـ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ ـ إِلاَّ الْعَبَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ
TOPICS
medicine  *  consent  *  refusal  *  aversion

QUICK LESSONS:
Take medications only after getting permission from a person . Respect individual wishes even if we think otherwise due to our experience or knowledge on a particular subject matter . Show compassion towards those who are ill or suffering from ailments etc., Understand individual needs etc.,

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by 'Aisha and it talks about the importance of taking medicines with consent. It tells us that when Allah's Messenger was ill, they tried to give him medicines but he refused at first because of his aversion for medicines. However, when he felt better he asked why they did not listen to him when he said not to pour medicines in his mouth. He then said that everyone will have to take medicines at some point in their life and that everyone should do so only after giving their consent for it. He also mentioned that Al-'Abbas was an exception as he did not witness this act of theirs. This hadith teaches us the importance of taking medications only after getting permission from a person and respecting their wishes even if we think otherwise due to our experience or knowledge on a particular subject matter.

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