Principles Concerning “Infectious Disease” (al-ʿAdwā) Written by our Ustaadh Abu ʾIyāḍ

Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه said “Indeed the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم passed away and there is not a bird flapping its wings in the sky, except that he mentioned to us some knowledge about it.”

Saheeh: Related by Ahmad (5/153), at-Tiyaalasee (no.479)and at-Tabaranee in al-Kabeer (no.1647). Its isnaad is saheeh.

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EXCERPT

PART 1: This series of articles will cover some broad principles by which you—as a Muslim—can gain a clearer perspective of this subject in general in the context of current issue of swine flu in particular. The subject of al-ʿadwā (contagion, infectious disease) can be somewhat confusing so this series aims to make it easier to understand.

PRINCIPLE: It is from the belief of the people of Jāhiliyyah and of the non-Muslims that al-ʿadwā (contagion, "infectious disease") is infectious by its own inherent and intrinsic nature (bil-ṭabʿ), that it infects outside of the domain of Allāh's Will (Mashīʾah), Permission (al-Idhn) and Decree (Qadr).