The Prophetic Methodology in Healthcare

Аsk God for forgiveness and health, for after being granted certainty, one is given nothing better than (good) -----------------------------.” (Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi)

• health

• wealth

• knowledge

• power

What are the causes behind the spread of diseases in our current age despite of the large-scale progress that humanity has achieved in the medical sciences?

• Bad health habits

• Numerous problems

• psychological stresses

• all of the above

It has been reported that when Ibn Masawayih, the doctor, heard the saying of Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, “A human being fills no worse vessel than his ----------------------------------”, he said: “If people had followed these words, they would have save themselves from diseases and the hospitals chemists’ shops would have run out of business”.

• mouth

• stomach

• heart

• lungs

The Messenger, peace be upon him, said “Use -------------------------------in eating and for rubbing (on the body), for it is from a blessed tree” (Narrated by al-TirmIdhi).

(a)  

Al-Miqdam bin Ma'diKarb said I heard Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, says: “A human

being fills no worse vessel than his stomach. It Is sufficient for a human being to eat a few mouthfuls to keep his spine straight. However, if he must (fill it), then one third for -------------------, one third for -----------------and one third for -----------------------.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi)

(a)  

Cleanliness in Islam is a faith-oriented behavior; it is the cause of worshipping and a path leading to Allah, glory be to Him.

• True

• False

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Removing filthy things from the way is a

----------------------”. (A1 Jam’i AI Sagheer)

• favor

• duty

• charity (sadaqah)

• good work

Abu Malik Al- Asha’ri reported that the Messenger of Allah, pace be upon him, said: “Cleanliness is half the -----------------------------------------.” (Sahib Muslim)

• Islam

• faith

• Taqwa

• believe

Preventive healthcare in the Prophet’s Sunnah consists of only one method of preserving the health of individuals and society, which is Preventing the spread of contagion if an infectious disease is around.

• True

• False

Deduce the preventive measures that the following hadith call for: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: “Choose the best for your sperm, and marry compatible women and propose marriage to them.” (Narrated by Ibn Majah)

• Not to Marriage to relatives to avoid diseases

• Isolating a patient with an infectious disease so that the disease is not transmitted to others.

• Avoid diseases transmitted by air

• Quarantine to stop transmitting communicable

  diseases to other regions.