Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Surgeon's honesty vs. patient loss

“I am a surgeon and I don't lie to insurance companies about the patient illness because I believe as a Muslim I should not lie to anyone. As a result, some patients leave me and find someone else who can lie and operate them. How far is my approach correct?”Asked by Dr. Tahir Mustafa, Delhi

He answers at 53:37 in Man and Paradise · 5 min 51 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:37
maulana, agla sawal hai dilli se doctor tahir mustafa sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahib, I am a surgeon and I don't lie to insurance companies about the patient illness because I believe as a Muslim I should not lie to anyone. As a result, some patients leave me and find someone else who can lie and operate them. " Maulana sahib, how far is my approach correct? dekhen, jhoot ke bare mein jo fuqaha ka nazariya hai, woh yeh hai: main usooli baat karta hoon, is ko aap apply kar lijiye ke agar aap ko apna jaiz haq lene ke liye jhoot bolna pade to woh woh haq, woh jhoot bol sakte hain aap. yani waqeatan aap ka haq hai lekin woh de nahi rahe, aur kuch aap ko jhoot bolna pade tab woh mil jayega haq.
54:35
to apne waqai haq ko lene ke liye jhoot bolna fuqaha ke nazdeek jaiz hai, lekin apne waqai haq ke ilawa agar kuch aap lena chahte hain jhoot bol kar to woh jaiz nahi hai. ab is mein aap samajh lijiye ke woh aap kitna apply hota hai, kitna apply nahi hota, yeh usool hai. Maulana, agla sa wal lete hain. is mein ek comment bhi hai, aur yeh sawal aur comment aaya hai dilli se kanhaiya lal sharma ji ka. unhon ne likha hai: "I read your article on occasion of recent eid. I wish you a happy and long life.
55:13
You are a unique Islamic living author. You are an honorable and widely revered person on this globe. I want to ask you a question. My question is: what is the necessity of issuing fatwas? If anybody doesn't follow them, then what action will be taken against the person who refuses to yield to fatwas? Are fatwas above the law of the land? In case there is a conflict between the law of the land and fatwas, what should prevail and why?" dekhen, yeh sab jo aaj kal fatwa issue kiya jata hai, yeh sab Islam ke khilaf hai. is ka Islam se koi talluq nahi. fatwa issue karna yeh Islam mein hai hi nahi.
56:01
main aap ko batata hoon ke fatwa ka matlab kya hai. fatwa ka literal meaning hai opinion, rai. rai, rai kis ko di jati hai? ek shakhs jo aap se rai pooche. to fatwa ka matlab sirf itna hai ke ek shakhs mufti ke paas jata hai, apna zaati masla bayan karta hai. to mufti batayega apni rai ke mere mere nazdeek is mamle mein sahi rai yeh hai. to fatwa means opinion, aur opinion us ko di jati hai jo aap se opinion pochi jaye.
56:41
lekin yeh fatwa issue karna yeh bilashuba Islam mein nahi hai. yeh misal deta hoon main aap ko. jaise sania mirza jo hai. to is ka jo address hota hai, is ke khilaf ek fatwa shaya hua ke is ka address un Islamic hai. is ko apna address badalna chahiye. to is ko jab bataya gaya to use ridicule kiya ke mufti ke haq mein mere bare mein fatwa dene ka. to use sahi ridicule kiya.
57:10
yeh fatwa bilashuba galat tha. kyunke sania mirza ne poocha nahi tha is mufti se ke mera address Islami hai ke nahi hai. to mufti ko fatwa dene ka haq bhi nahi hai. dekhen, aap achhe se samajh lijiye ke is maamle mein, yaani jis tarah se adalat ka maamla hai, adalat, adalat government nahi hai. khud se adalat koi farman jaari nahi kar sakti. adalat mein jab koi shakhs jaata hai ek case lekar ke, adalat ko refer karta hai ke tab adalat jo hai ek faisla deti hai.
57:50
baghair marrafe ke, baghair refer kiye hue adalat kabhi farman nahi jaari kare gi ye. ye maamla fatwa mufti ka hai. fatwa mufti ko ye haq nahi ke fatwa issue kare ke falan aadmi ka address galat hai aur falan imam ki imamat najayaz hai. is ke liye fatwe bilashuba ghair islami hain. jo aadmi pooche, us ko aap fatwa de sakte hain. aap hakim nahi hain. aap adalat, aap hakim nahi hain. aap, aap, aap ko haq nahi hai fatwa issue karne ka.
58:25
doosri baat ye hai ke ye mufti log ye bhi nahi jaante ke India mein misaal ke taur par ek law of land hai. wo in maamlon mein bhi fatwa dene lagte hain jis ka taluq law of land se hota hai. ye to bilkul hi galat hai. bilkul galat hai. bilkul galat hai. jin cheezon ka taluq law of land se hai, yaani qawaneen mulki se, us ka taluq kuch bhi mufti se nahi hota. mufti ko is pe fatwa hi nahi dena chahiye. agar koi jaata hai to us ko kahe ke jaao tum adalat mein jaao. ye hamara domain nahi hai. to abhi jo maine ek mazmoon likha tha, fatwa activism, ek chhaapa hai mera ke Islam mein fatwa hai lekin fatwa activism nahi hai.
59:08
ye log fatwa activism chala rahe hain jo Islam mein hai hi nahi. maujooda jo shakal hai fatwa baazi ki aur fatwa activism ki, wo bilashuba Islam se koi taluq is ka nahi hai. maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Miss Razia ka, Jamiya Millia Islamia se. unhone likha hai: "Maulana sahib, Kashmir ki sanpradayik hinsa aur Hindustan mein alag rajyon ki maang ko le kar bhadki hinsa,
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