4ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): تَجَنَّبِ الدَّواءَ ما احتَمَلَ بَدنُكَ الداءَ ، فإذا لم يَحتَمِلِ الداءَ فالدواءُ. |
4– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Avoid medicine as long as your body can bear the ailment, but if it cannot bear the ailment, then resort to medicine.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 211, no. 30] |
5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا يَتَداوَى المُسلمُ حتّى يَغلِبَ مَرَضُهُ صِحَّتَهُ. |
5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A Muslim does not seek to treat himself [with medicine] until the ailment overcomes his health.’[al-Khisal, p. 620, no. 10] |
6ـ الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيسَ مِن دواءٍ إلّا وهو يُهَيِّجُ داءً، وليسَ شيءٌ في البَدنِ أنفَعَ مِن إمساكِ اليدِ إلّا عمّا يَحتاجُ إلَيهِ . |
6– Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘There is no medicine except that it exacerbates another ailment, and there is nothing more beneficial to the body than self-restraint from all except that which the body needs.’[al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 273, no. 409] |