Claiming compensation for a doctor's error in diagnosis
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The doctor made an error in diagnosing my illness. He says: The doctor made an error in diagnosing my illness, and it caused me harm. Do I have the right to claim compensation? Is that permissible in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, the doctor is permitted to do that. If he is a skilled doctor, he is not held accountable for what his hand caused.
The presenter:
That is the end, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The doctor made an error in diagnosing my illness. He says: The doctor made an error in diagnosing my illness, and it caused me harm. Do I have the right to claim compensation? Is that permissible in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, the doctor is permitted to do that. If he is a skilled doctor, he is not held accountable for what his hand caused.
The presenter:
That is the end, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-27- 03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:13:35)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.