Patients' Reliance on the Doctor's Statement Regarding Breaking the Fast
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence mentioned that a number of patients take a doctor's statement as a religious ruling, even though a number of doctors do not have sufficient religious knowledge. What is your guidance in this case?
Answer:
I did not say that patients, or some of them, take a doctor's statement as a religious ruling, but rather they rely on it. They issue rulings for themselves and think that the doctor's statement permits them to break their fast, even though this is not appropriate. It is necessary to consult the people of knowledge. After taking the doctor's opinion, the people of knowledge should be consulted regarding this matter. As for taking a doctor's statement as a religious ruling, that is a mistake. Yes.
The questioner says: Your Eminence mentioned that a number of patients take a doctor's statement as a religious ruling, even though a number of doctors do not have sufficient religious knowledge. What is your guidance in this case?
Answer:
I did not say that patients, or some of them, take a doctor's statement as a religious ruling, but rather they rely on it. They issue rulings for themselves and think that the doctor's statement permits them to break their fast, even though this is not appropriate. It is necessary to consult the people of knowledge. After taking the doctor's opinion, the people of knowledge should be consulted regarding this matter. As for taking a doctor's statement as a religious ruling, that is a mistake. Yes.
Source
الفتاوى الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية، الفتاوي الفقهية في المسائل الطبية الرمضانية — islamhouse.com (18:55)
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