Al-Arbaʿin for Doctors

Courage is a great virtue

Hadith 28

Abu Sayid al-Khudri H reported: The Prophet r said, “Let

not fear of the people prevent one of you from speaking the
truth, if he knows it.”(Musnad Aḥmad 11459 Grade: Sahih
(authentic) according to Ibn Hajar)
In hospitals one comes across many issues which are
patient unfriendly but the fear of management prevents one
to solve them. The doctor has to come up to protect the rights
of his patients and for this courage is a must. He has to mus-
ter courage to speak the truth against odds. But a word of
caution is that all these activities must be done after discus-
sion with like minded people in a way that quarrels are
avoided and yet the best possible results are obtained. The
real protector of one's interests is Almighty Allah so why to
be afraid of people when defending the truth?

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