The Invention of Medicine and Its Monopoly
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The questioner : Abu Malik is from Libya and was studying medicine. He previously sought your fatwa on a matter, and now he wants an answer from you, because the matter is such that it does not require a scholar's fatwa, meaning, it is reliable, as they say. He was an outstanding student of medicine in his country, was it not?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He has a research project, meaning, he is researching the existence of a cure for cancer. According to the testimony of some doctors, and he consulted some of them here in Jordan, who said that this medicine holds great hope of being a genuine cure for the disease. Even though, as you know, Shaykh, this disease has no known genuine cure in this era. However, what happened is that he left his country because he found that the medical field there was mixed up, and there is oppression by the rulers in his country?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Just as you issued a fatwa that it is obligatory to leave this country.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
Another questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And now, praise be to Allah, he is studying at the Islamic University in his first year in the College of Hadith and...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : We hope he will be a skilled student of knowledge. According to the testimony of some students of knowledge present there, he may be the most successful in the College of Hadith at the University, if Allah wills. He is now hesitating between his desire to seek religious knowledge and the responsibility he feels, since he knows the secret of preparing this medicine. This is on one hand. On the other hand, he is from the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and his financial situation is poor, so voluntary charity is not permissible for him. He asks: Is it permissible for him to monopolize this medicine?
The Shaykh : Is it permissible for him to do what?
The questioner : To monopolize this medicine. You know that in international laws, the secret of manufacturing medicine may not be protected, so whoever imitates the medicine may be sued. This is on one hand. So please advise us, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : This matter, my brother, is difficult for a mufti to issue a fatwa on with an opinion, becauseThe questioner : He knows best his religious interest first, and then his worldly interest second.
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh
The Shaykh : To elaborate on this brevity: He knows best whether he needs to learn the Shari'ah more, or whether he should benefit people with his medicine, which he believes will be a curative remedy for this malignant disease.
The Shaykh: Is this answer understood?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: All right.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He has a research project, meaning, he is researching the existence of a cure for cancer. According to the testimony of some doctors, and he consulted some of them here in Jordan, who said that this medicine holds great hope of being a genuine cure for the disease. Even though, as you know, Shaykh, this disease has no known genuine cure in this era. However, what happened is that he left his country because he found that the medical field there was mixed up, and there is oppression by the rulers in his country?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Just as you issued a fatwa that it is obligatory to leave this country.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
Another questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And now, praise be to Allah, he is studying at the Islamic University in his first year in the College of Hadith and...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : We hope he will be a skilled student of knowledge. According to the testimony of some students of knowledge present there, he may be the most successful in the College of Hadith at the University, if Allah wills. He is now hesitating between his desire to seek religious knowledge and the responsibility he feels, since he knows the secret of preparing this medicine. This is on one hand. On the other hand, he is from the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and his financial situation is poor, so voluntary charity is not permissible for him. He asks: Is it permissible for him to monopolize this medicine?
The Shaykh : Is it permissible for him to do what?
The questioner : To monopolize this medicine. You know that in international laws, the secret of manufacturing medicine may not be protected, so whoever imitates the medicine may be sued. This is on one hand. So please advise us, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : This matter, my brother, is difficult for a mufti to issue a fatwa on with an opinion, becauseThe questioner : He knows best his religious interest first, and then his worldly interest second.
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh
The Shaykh : To elaborate on this brevity: He knows best whether he needs to learn the Shari'ah more, or whether he should benefit people with his medicine, which he believes will be a curative remedy for this malignant disease.
The Shaykh: Is this answer understood?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: All right.
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