Gift to Doctor: Bribe or Gift
Can we give gift to government doctor?
What is the ruling on giving a gift to the doctor after he has treated the patient? Is it allowed or permissible or forbidden?
He replied: If he – meaning the doctor – is in a government hospital or a government clinic, he should not be given anything. But if the gift is given to him after he has finished and after the treatment has ended, with no prior promise or anything, then perhaps there is nothing wrong with it. But not doing that is more prudent, even after that, because that may lead to making prior agreements of this nature, which could lead to the doctor paying extra attention to that patient and neglecting others. What I think is that he should not be given anything, even after treatment is finished, so as to close the door and leave no room for such agreements. So he should not give him anything; rather he should offer supplication for him, and pray that he be guided and helped. And he may say: May Allah reward you with good; I ask Allah to help and guide you… and similar kind words."(Nur ‘ala ad-Darb 19/380-381).
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