HOSPITAL BUTCHERY
EXPLOITATION & BLOOD-SUCKING ARE THE NORM
Complaining and lamenting about the brutality of a hospital, a Brother from Durban write:
“As salaam moalaikumwa Rahmatullah
I sent the mail below to Mufti Saheb a few days ago and the hospital herein concerned is the so called Muslim hospital, Ahmed AL Kadi hospital in Durban.
My grandson, Hassan Dawood, who was in the final month of the final year of his Aalim course towards the end of last year, was severely stricken with kidney stones and was rushed to the aforementioned hospital. He was in extreme pain when he arrived at the hospital reception and accompanied by a urologist specialist, co-student and friend and who was in the same madressah as my grandson also doing the Aalim course.
Dr Yusuf Ameer, who is the urologist, requested the admin staff to kindly admit my grandson immediately but was flatly refused until the amount of R25,000 initial cash payment was first made.
Dr. Yusuf Ameer pleaded with the admin staff head, a Mr Asmall, that he, Yusuf, would stand guarantee for the amount since he also has consulting rooms in the same hospital.
Regrettably, they refused to admit until the full amount of R25000 was paid notwithstanding the pain my grandson was suffering.
The following is their Hypocratic Oath prominently displayed at their hopistal. Good on paper but hopelessly differing & contradictory in application, yet very boldly displayed on a wall at the entrance hall of a local ” Muslim” hospital and on which should be appended the appropriate and more befitting heading : (i.e. Hypocrites –Munaagfiqeen and Butchers – The Majlis)
THE HYPOCRATIC OATH
“IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST GRACIOUS MOST MERCIFUL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH THE SUSTAINER OF HIS CREATION,THE ALL KNOWING, GLORY BE TO HIM,THE ETERNAL, THE ALL PERVADING.
O ALLAH,THOU ART THE ONLY HEALER, I SERVE NON BUT THEE AND AS THE INSTRUMENT OF THY WILL, I COMMIT MYSELF TO THEE. I RENDER THIS OATH IN THY HOLY NAME AND I UNDERTAKE:
TO BE THE INSTRUMENT OF THY WILL AND MERCY AND IN ALL HUMBLENESS, TO EXERCISE JUSTICE, LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR ALL THY CREATION;
TO EXTEND MY HAND OF SERVICE TO ONE AND ALL, TO RICH AND POOR, TO FRIEND AND FOE ALIKE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION OR COLOUR;
TO HOLD HUMAN LIFE AS PRECIOUS AND SACRED, AND TO PROTECT AND HONOUR IT AT ALL TIMES AND UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THY LAW;
TO DO MY UTMOST TO ALLEVIATE PAIN AND MISERY, AND TO COMFORT AND COUNSEL IN SICKNESS AND IN ANXIETY,
TO RESPECT THE CONFIDENCE AND GUARD THE SECRET OF ALL MY PATIENTS;
TO MAINTAIN THE DIGNITY OF THE HEALTH PROFESSION, AND TO HONOUR THE TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF MY PROFESSION;
TO STRIVE IN THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THY NAME FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND, AND TO UPHOLD HUMAN HONOUR AND DIGNITY;
TO ADMIT MY MISTAKES, AND TO FORGIVE THE WRONGS OF OTHERS;
TO BE EVER CONSCIOUS OF MY DUTY TO ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER (SAW).
AND TO FOLLOW THE PRECEPTS OF ISLAM IN PRIVATE AND IN PUBLIC .
O ALLAH GRANT ME THE STRENGTH, PATIENCE AND DEDICATION TO ADHERE TO THIS OATH AT ALL TIMES
Invoking the faith and its tenets to appease their conscience but of greater noteworthiness, presupposing the Ummah and the general public to be incomprehensive and dumb in not being able to see them as an extension of the medical mafia with the attendant and shameless extortionate profiteering in fees and charges, taking precedence over all else.
The restriction by governments in respect of strictly confining only the practice of allopathic medicine within the regulatory frameworks in almost every country, to the exclusion of integrative medicine is an understandable constraint for the Muslim practioners.
What is not understandable and vehemently unacceptable is the ridiculous and obscene charges with the concomitant terms of payment, and the demand of shockingly prohibitive down payments before any admissions or attendances are actioned.Speak to any patient without medical aid and who experienced the misfortune in an emergency to present themselves at the reception desk of the aforementioned hospital and the callous and heartless treatment they had encountered from the Muslim attendant when it came to the finance part.
Hang your heads in shame!
The above is a verbatim reproduction of the Brother’s letter. We shall comment, Insha-Allah, in another article. Meanwhile it will suffice to say that Hadhrat Masihullah Khan (Rahmatullah alayh) had said that the doctors of this age are BUTCHERS.
1 Muharram 1446 – 8 July 2024