He said the practice of social distancing was also introduced during the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Regarding isolation, he said the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was reported to have said, ‘Do not place a sick patient with a healthy person’. But the fact remains that for us to be fully protected our ablution should be thoroughly in compliance with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). “Once, he was asked by a group of Bedouins if it would be considered sinful if they did not seek medical treatment. He immediately ordered that a medical allowance be provided to take care of them from the government treasury so they could seek medical treatment.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2020 03:22 UTC