Fatwa no.
10815
Q: Every year, I take my wife and children to visit my aunt who is also my mother-in-law. However, my cousin suffers from tuberculosis. I offered to accompany him to the Tuberculosis Hospital in
Al-Ta'if
to be treated there until he recovers, but he refused. I tried hard to convince him, but it was of no use. He lives with my aunt in
Tihamah
`Asir
in the mountains where he works as a shepherd. This year, I did not visit them, as I feared that my children could catch the disease. Please advise whether I am sinful. May Allah reward you and grant you long life.
A:
If the situation is as you mentioned, there will be no blame on you for not visiting them due to that reason, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated,
a sick person should not visit a healthy person.
Narrated by
Al-Bukhari
and Muslim.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'