Hadith on Medicine: Unqualified doctors responsible for malpractice

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever practices medicine without any prior knowledge of medicine will be held liable.

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3466

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ تَطَبَّبَ وَلَمْ يُعْلَمْ مِنْهُ طِبٌّ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ

3466 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الطب باب من تطبب ولم يعلم منه طب

6153 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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