The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah have been singled out especially for great merits and excellences like no other days in the Islamic calendar. Allah in His infinite wisdom and mercy has chosen to dispense infinite spiritual blessing and rewards. Thanks to the high status these days enjoy, Allah has made them worthy of making an oath by them, when He says (By the Daybreak, by the Ten Nights) (Al-Fajr 89:1–2).

According to some Qur’an commentators or mufassirun, the ten nights mentioned here are none other than the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah; others, however, hold the view that these nights specifically refer to the last ten nights of Ramadan.

Pertanyaan:

Syekh yang terhormat Assalamu alaikum,
Suami saya seorang dokter. Ada banyak perusahaan farmasi yang menawarian berbagai macam hadiah mulai dari perlengkapan rumah tangga, tiket pesawat udara, acara makan malam dan sering juga cek. Sebagai balasannya mereka menginginkan dokter memberi resep obat dengan merk mereka untuk si pasien. Saya ingin tahu apakah boleh dalam Islam untuk menerima hadiah semacam itu. Suami saya mengatakan bahwa perusahaan farmasi sebelumnya telah memberikan bagian tertentu dari keuntungannya kepada dokter dan bagian itu tidak berpengaruh kepada mereka apakah obat-obatan mereka dijadikan resep atau tidak. Dan suami saya tidak memintanya dari mereka.

Jawaban:

Wa`alaikum Salam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Question:

Dear sheikh Assalamu alaikum,
My Husband is a doctor. There are a lot of pharmaceutical companies that offer certain gifts in the form of household appliances, sponsor air tickets or lavish dinner parties and sometimes cheques. In return, they would want the doctor to prescribe their brand of medicines to their patients. I would like to know if it is permissible in Islam to accept such gifts.