—“my head, my head!” In this account two forms of Sunnah are combined: one of tacit approval and one verbal. The tacit approval is that the Prophet ﷺ endorsed ʿĀʾishah when she said, “My head, my head!” The verbal Sunnah is that he himself uttered the same expression: “My head, my head!”

Therefore, if a person says, “Oh, my head,” “Oh, my stomach,” or something similar, there is no harm—provided he does not mean to complain of the Creator to His creation, but is merely voicing the pain that Allah has decreed for him. When it is nothing more than a factual statement, it is permissible, especially if he says it in the presence of someone who intends to treat him, for it is simply information, not an objection or discontent with Allah’s decree and destiny.

We ask Allah to grant us and you healing from every illness and to make this a source of strength for us in obeying Him. Indeed, He has power over all things.