Fostering ease and eliminating inconvenience are among the key principles of our true religion, and the greater the hardship, the greater the facilitation and elimination of inconvenience enjoined by Islam. In this hadeeth, Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him)narrated that ‘Abd Al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Awf and Al-Zubayr ibn Al-‘Awwaam(may Allah be pleased with them) complained to the Prophet ﷺ about lice (that caused them itchiness). Another version of the hadeeth compiled in Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim reads: “… because of an itching from which they suffered,” and it seems that such itching was caused by the lice. It is also possible that the reason was the itchiness for one of them and the lice for the other. Accordingly, the Prophet ﷺ gave them a legal concession to wear silken clothes, because silk was more suitable to their skin condition. It was narrated in Sunan Aboo Daawood that the Prophet ﷺ took hold of some silk in his right hand and some gold in his left, then said: “These two are forbidden for the males of my Ummah.” In that incident, the Prophet ﷺ gave them a legal concession because of their problems (i.e., itchiness). The hadeeth urges Muslims to seek medical treatment and remedies for their health problems. It is deduced from the hadeeth that availing oneself of the available means does not contradict true reliance on Allah, Exalted is He. .