Is Referring Elderly Patients to Aged Care Homes Haram?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
My job involves referring elderly patients to aged care homes if they have no family support. Would making these referrals be haram if the family or medical team decides? Would my income from this work be haram?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
No. It is not prohibited to refer elderly people to a care facility. If they have no family support, this is an act of worship beloved to Allah because it entails concern and care for the elderly.
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “He is not from amongst us who does not show respect to elders.” [Ahmad]
Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch teaches Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he completed four years at the Darul Uloom Seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences.
He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he studied for three years in Dar al-Mustafa under some of the most outstanding scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib.
In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Quran and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Quranic exegesis, Islamic history, and several texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
