كِتمانُ المَرَضِ Concealing One’s Sickness

5. رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): قالَ اللّه‏ُ عَزَّوجلَّ: مَن مَرِضَ ثلاثا فلَم يَشكُ إلى أحَدٍ مِن عُوّادِهِ أبدَلتُهُ لَحماً خَيراً مِن لَحمِهِ ودَماً خَيراً مِن دَمهِ، فإن عافَيتُهُ عافَيتُهُ ولا ذَنبَ لَهُ، وإن قَبَضتُهُ قَبَضتُهُ إلى رَحمَتي.

5– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘From among the treasures of righteousness are: concealing one’s tragedies, sicknesses and charity.’[Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 2, p. 68, no. 1435]

 

6. رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مِن كُنوزِ البِرِّ: كِتمانُ المَصائبِ، والأمراضِ، والصَّدَقَةِ.

6– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah Almighty has said, ‘Whoever becomes sick three times and does not complain to any of his visitors, I change his flesh to flesh better than what he has and blood better than his blood. If I cure him, then I will cure him and he will have no sin, and if I take him [in death], I will take him to My Mercy.’[al-Kafi, v. 3, p. 115, no. 1]

 

7. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَتَمَ وَجَعا أصابَهُ ثلاثةَ أيّامٍ مِن‏النّاسِ وشَكا إلَى‏اللّه‏ِ، كانَ حَقّاً علَى اللّه‏ِ أن يُعافِيَهُ مِنهُ.

7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever suppresses pain that he has been inflicted with for three days from people and complains to Allah instead, Allah will rightfully cure him from it.’[al-Khisal, p. 630, no. 10]

 

8. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَتَمَ الأطِبّاءَ مَرَضَهُ خانَ بَدَنَهُ.

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever conceals his sickness from physicians has betrayed his body.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8545]

 

9. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَتَمَ مَكنونَ دائهِ عَجَزَ طَبيبُهُ عَن شِفائهِ.

9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Whoever conceals the secret of his sickness, his physician will not be able to cure it.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8612]