Naming clinics after Ibn Sina
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Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh, he says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that Ibn Sina is credited with preserving medicine. Is it permissible to name clinics after him? And if that is not permissible, what is the method for refuting it?
Answer:
In the lands of the Muslims, no. I mean, this is an exaltation of this atheist, even if he was a doctor. Muslims do not exalt the people of atheism. Are there no doctors among the disbelievers? The origin of medicine today comes from the disbelievers. Do we name our hospitals after them? No, this is not permissible.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh, he says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that Ibn Sina is credited with preserving medicine. Is it permissible to name clinics after him? And if that is not permissible, what is the method for refuting it?
Answer:
In the lands of the Muslims, no. I mean, this is an exaltation of this atheist, even if he was a doctor. Muslims do not exalt the people of atheism. Are there no doctors among the disbelievers? The origin of medicine today comes from the disbelievers. Do we name our hospitals after them? No, this is not permissible.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وكذلك الشحام والعلاف والنجار أهل الجهل بالقرآن — islamhouse.com (19:55)
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