format_quote Originally Posted by
ameerkam
Salaam.
I have heard that it is minor shirk to say "the doctor cured me" as you do not say that it was from Allah's doing. But if "Actions are judged by intentions," then isn't the intention that you don't mean that the Doctor was the sole person who cured you but it was Allah through the Doctor?
Asalaamualaykum
It will only constitute to Shirk if the person believes that the Dr cured him solely on his own OR The medication in itself does not have a higher power behind it.
If one where to say that that example constitutes to Shirk, then it will lead to multitudes of everyday examples catapulting us all into Shirk. If one understands the position of Allah SWT here AND it is linguistically unambiguous in that Area or country etc - then there is nothing wrong with it.
The safest thing to do is either to insert Alhumdullila pre or post statement.
People take these issues too far. If one were to in absoluteness subtract the word "cure" from the professional functionality of a Doctor - then what is the point of going to the Doctor at all ???
Obviously Intent and Linguistics will be taken into account as to whether it is Shirk or not.