Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 448
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 9 448 28 September 1907 (At the time of ‘A s r) Precautionary Measures to Safeguard against the Plague Someone asked about getting inoculated from the plague. The Promised Messiah as replied: It is in a noble hadith that for every disease there is a reme- dy. 1 The vaccine is also a remedy. For Muslims, if they [truly] become Muslims, God is indeed their inoculation. One should not go to the place where the disease is widespread, and the place where it is in its initial stage, one should go outside into the open. Be extremely mindful of the cleanliness of the house, body, and clothes. There is a lot of effort being made in stopping the spread, but Allah the Exalted has told me time and again: ْ ِّرُوْا مَا بِاَنْفُسِهِم ی َ ُغ ی ی ّٰ ِّر ُ مَا بِقَوْم ٍ حَت ی ُغَ ی هّٰللَّٰ اَلَ َّ ا اِن ْ ِّرُوْا مَا بِاَنْفُسِهِم ی َ ُغ ی ی ّٰ ِّر ُ مَا بِقَوْم ٍ حَت ی ُغَ ی هّٰللَّٰ اَلَ َّ ا اِن Surely, Allah changes not the condition of a people until they change that which is in their hearts. Always remember, Allah the Exalted will not change this state until these people do not change the condition of their hearts. The authorities have expended all their effort in providing means [to stop the spread]. Even if this disease is wiped out, it is possible that another calamity may strike. The matter of trust that God has taught us, probably does not even cross their 1. In Ibni M a jah , Kit a bu t - T ibb, B a b m a Anzalall a hu D a ’an ill a Anzalall a hu Shif a ’an, Hadith 3438; it is written as: ً َّ أَنْزَل َ لَه ُ دَوَاء اَل ِ مَا أَنْزَل َ هللا ُ دَاءً، إ ً َّ أَنْزَل َ لَه ُ دَوَاء اَل ِ مَا أَنْزَل َ هللا ُ دَاءً، إ. [Publisher]