Saving Lives and Islam

    

    Allah says in the Quran, "And whoever saves a life it is as though he had saved the lives of all mankind" (Surah al-Maidah 5:32). It clearly stated that if we save a life, the kindness that we do is equal to we save lives of all mankind. Imam Ibn Katsir in his book, Tafseer Ibn Katsir, he interprets this verse as "by preventing its blood from being shed and believing in its sanctity, then all people will have been saved from him." It is shown that being a medical practitioner is one of the noble works that humans can do. It is an Amanah from Allah as a lifesaver and it should not be broken or else, we will be judged as a munafiq because we do not fulfill the Amanah and knowledge that is given by Allah to us.

    Our beloved prophet Muhammad S.A.W says, "Whoever relieves a Muslim of a burden from the burdens of the world, Allah will relieve him of a burden from the burdens on the Day of Judgement. And whoever helps ease the difficulty in the world, Allah will grant him ease from a difficulty in the world and in the Hereafter. And whoever covers (the faults of) a Muslim, Allah will cover (his faults) for him in the world and the Hereafter. And Allah is engaged in helping the worshipper as long as the worshipper is engaged in helping his brother." (Jami' At Tirmidhi, No. 1930) In this hadith, Muslim scholars interpret the 'difficulty' are in terms of lives, wealth, health, and safety. Thus, it is relatable for us who have knowledge about saving others' lives to do the right thing, and may Allah will help us when we get in difficulty as a result of helping others.