1028 – ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, narrating from his father, from his grandfather, traced back to the Prophet, said: “Whoever practices medicine although he is not known to be a physician, and then causes a death—or any lesser injury—must pay compensation.” Recorded by al-Dāraqutnī; al-Ḥākim declared it authentic. It is also found in Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāʾī and others, but the mursal version is stronger than the connected one.⦗1⦘

Grade of the ḥadith
The report is ḥasan through its alternate chain. The compiler states: It was transmitted by al-Dāraqutnī and judged authentic by al-Ḥākim; Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāʾī and others also related it, yet the mursal form is stronger than the musnad. Al-Ḥākim authenticated it, and al-Dhahabī agreed. A corroborating report comes by way of ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz from the delegation that visited the Prophet with similar wording.

Vocabulary
• tataṭabbaba: to claim medical expertise when one is not in fact a physician—that is, when one lacks both knowledge and experience.

Points derived from the ḥadith
1 – The ḥadith shows that anyone who pretends to practice medicine without genuine knowledge or proficiency