As can be understood from the verses of Qur’an and words of the Prophet above, protecting our health
is a religious duty. In order to fulfill this duty, we should first turn to God and pray to God to protect our
health that He bestowed us as a great blessing. That is because, protecting one’s health is sometimes beyond
the will and power of the human being. Diseases, reasons of which are not known, or diseases reasons of
which are known but which cannot be prevented are demonstrative of this fact. In fact the Prophet said
“Listen Abbas! Ask for health both in this world and in the world beyond this! Pray for forgiveness and
health.”