How did Islam care for mental and physical health, supporting that with a collection of prophetic hadiths?
Islam has placed great importance on preserving the five essentials (religion, self, wealth, progeny, and intellect), and physical and psychological health fall under this umbrella. Islamic law emphasizes this through rules such as "no harm shall be inflicted or reciprocated," and "necessities permit the forbidden," as well as verses like: {And do not throw yourselves with your own hands into destruction} (2:195), and {And do not kill yourselves} (4:29). The Sharia has prohibited everything proven to be harmful, such as its preservation of psychological health from hatred and animosity, and its allowance of lying in three cases (to appease one's wife, in war, and to reconcile disputes) to account for the psychological aspect. Islam has also commanded the preservation of the environment and prohibited the consumption of pork due to its harm and impurity.
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