Is it permissible for a man to sell medications that were dispensed to him when he does not need them?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A medication was dispensed to my sick father from a government hospital, and he did not take it. Its price is approximately one thousand riyals. Is it permissible for me to sell it to a pharmacy and take its value, considering that government pharmacies generally do not accept it back if I return it to them?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is an expense for treatment. If he no longer needs it, he should give it to someone else, or if it is his property, he may sell it. It was written out for him to use. If he no longer needs it, it belongs to the government, and he should give it to another patient.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A medication was dispensed to my sick father from a government hospital, and he did not take it. Its price is approximately one thousand riyals. Is it permissible for me to sell it to a pharmacy and take its value, considering that government pharmacies generally do not accept it back if I return it to them?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is an expense for treatment. If he no longer needs it, he should give it to someone else, or if it is his property, he may sell it. It was written out for him to use. If he no longer needs it, it belongs to the government, and he should give it to another patient.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1184 -2802] هل يجوز للرجل أن يبيع الأدوية التي تصرف له وهو ليس بحاجة إليها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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