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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear questioner, we are impressed by your question, which emanates from a thoughtful heart. May Allah Almighty help us all adhere to the principles of the true religion, Islam, and enable us to be among the dwellers of Paradise in the Hereafter.
Physicians helping causalities have a big role to play in rescuing survivors and alleviating their pains. When there are a large number of causalities, medical staff should arrange their priorities according to the means at hand and the cases before them irrespective of patients’ religion, gender, nationality, or age.
In his response to your question, Sheikh `Abdul-Majeed Subh, a prominent Azhar scholar, states:
In such times, you should start with the most serious cases or the ones who are likely to die if you do not help them. You should start with those persons you can rescue from death, irrespective of their age, gender, or religion. There may be a child whose case is better than that of an old person. So you should give priority to those who will die immediately if you did not give them help. Moreover, the eminent scholar and renowned da`iyah Sheikh `Abdel Khaliq Hasan Ash-Shareef states:
You should start with the most serious cases or the one whose case is in danger and you think most probably you can rescue him or her. Also, you can arrange your priorities according to the available means. For example, there may be one who needs brain surgery but you do not have the means to do it or you cannot do it, then you should give priority to others you can rescue. Or there may be some people suffering from bleeding and others whose limbs are broken. You should start with stopping the bleeding and delay treating the broken limbs.
Thus, you should arrange your priorities according the available means and the cases before you, irrespective of the victims’ nationality, religion, age, or gender. You can also read:
Paying Zakah to South Asian Quake Victims
Escaping Areas Affected by Asian Tsunami
How Religious Organizations Can Help Disaster Victims
Why There Are So Many Earthquakes
Why Does Allah Allow Suffering and Evil in the World?
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