LessonsMukhtalif al-Ḥadīth: Reconciling Apparent DifferencesQuiz

فِرَّ مِنَ الْمَجْذُوْمِ فِرَارَكَ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ. (Mishkat al-Masabih: 4577)
Meaning: Flee from a person with leprosy as you would flee from a lion.

This passage instructs avoidance of disease. The question is: how does this precaution agree with the meaning of the preceding passage?

1. Majdhūm: a person affected by the disease called leprosy.

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The instruction to take precautions

Mukhtalif al-Ḥadīth: Reconciling Apparent Differences

فِرَّ مِنَ الْمَجْذُوْمِ فِرَارَكَ مِنَ الْأَسَدِ. (Mishkat al-Masabih: 4577)
Meaning: Flee from a person with leprosy as you would flee from a lion.

This passage instructs avoidance of disease. The question is: how does this precaution agree with the meaning of the preceding passage?

1. Majdhūm: a person affected by the disease called leprosy.