Accepting the Report of a Skilled but Openly Sinful Physician
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a doctor is skilled but is an open sinner, though he is not known for lying, is his testimony accepted or not?
Answer:
His testimony is not accepted in legal matters. In legal matters, the testimony of an open sinner is not accepted. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hujurat 49:6] In legal matters, only the testimony of a just person is accepted. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a doctor is skilled but is an open sinner, though he is not known for lying, is his testimony accepted or not?
Answer:
His testimony is not accepted in legal matters. In legal matters, the testimony of an open sinner is not accepted. Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 069 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الوصايا / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:32)
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