Q: I am a doctor with a private practice. Many patients come to me who are genuinely ill. According to my experience, such patients will generally require three or four days of sick leave. Sometimes, the patients ask me to extend the sick leave by an additional one or two days. Bearing in mind that they will be paid by their employers for these days in which they had sick leave, is it permissible for me to give them one or two days extra?
A: If you are certain that he is sick then you can issue the note.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)