Part 2 ❝ Like the way one of you prevents his sick one from w | Ilm4all

Part 2

❝ Like the way one of you prevents his sick one from water.❞, meaning: like how one of you prevents your sick ones from drink water or eating certain food which might be harmful for them in their illness. For example, people suffering from jaundice are prescribed not to eat oily food or that are high in fats, or the one who had gone under surgery are prevented from eating solid food, etc. This is to prevent him from getting even more sick, and as a means to recover quickly.

The example of water has been mentioned here because water is one of the cheapest commodity and it is found in abundance, and no one behaves miserly with giving water to others to drink. But if a person is sick and the doctor has prescribed that water should not be given to him, his family will prevent him from consuming water, not out of hatred but out of love for him.

Similarly, to Allaah the world has no value and He تعالى spends on His creation day and night without anything being reduced from His treasures. Yet, out of love for His slaves, He تعالى prevents then from having certain things so that it does not harm them, in regards to their Deen, Dunya, and Aakhirah.

This is a prophetic teaching, guidance for the Muslims, and as a means to keep them firm upon the religion during hardships. All this takes place by the Will of Allaah and His Decree. So, a person should not be alarmed by it. Rather, he should ponder over the Wisdom of Allaah, and be patient during the hardships, and be at ease that whatever Allaah has decided for him is only good and beneficial.

From this Hadeeth, one also learns that when Allaah تعالى prevents a thing from His righteous slaves, it is not because He is angry at them, or displeased with them, rather, it is because He تعالى loves them and is preventing from them that which is harmful for them in the wordly matter or in regards to their Hereafter.
[See also: مرقاة المفاتيح 8/3286]