Back to search

Is the female doctor obligated to pay blood money or to fast for two consecutive months following the death of her patient, to whom she administered a painkiller, given the doubt that the cause of death was due to complications of her illness and not to the doctor’s action?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

If it is highly probable that the patient’s death was due to the nurse administering an incorrect dose of painkiller, then the situation is similar to the third case, which necessitates the physician’s liability if he errs in prescribing medication. However, if it is highly probable that the medication was not the cause of death, then the nurse is not liable. The reference for determining this rests with experts and specialists.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy