Is it permissible for a brother to give his sister a sick leave so that she can stay at home while she is ill?

Question : We have a call with us now, Shaykh Muhammad. This is a woman on the line who says: A teacher for students has some health circumstances. Her brother is a doctor and prescribes for her that she not go to school. Is this permissible for him? And should she follow his opinion in not going to school? Does he provide her with a sick leave? Is this permissible for him?

Answer : If the brother is trustworthy in his religion and his knowledge of medicine, and he says that this patient needs rest, then there is no harm in requesting a sick leave for her, because a brother’s testimony for his brother is permissible. This report is in the position of testimony. So if he is trustworthy in his religion and his knowledge, there is no harm in requesting a sick leave based on his report.