Medicine

Medical doctor asks: can one turn off the life-support of a brain-dead person?

Question: Recently one of my patients suffered a massive brain haemorrhage (bleeding in the brain). He is 75 →

I’m sick & unable to fast, what do I do?

Question: I am speaking on behalf of my mother. She still has to fast some days from Ramadan →

What is the ruling concerning the smoking of marijuana (cannabis/weed) in Islam?

Question: What is the ruling concerning smoking of marijuana (also known as cannabis or weed) in Islam? Is →

Is it prohibited to consume human chorionic gonadotrophin when it is derived from urine?

Question: Is it prohibited to consume human chorionic gonadotrophin when it is derived from urine? Answer: The first →

Are vaccines allowed to be taken, even if there might be haram (forbidden) things in them?

Question: In this time there are pros and cons for vaccinations: there are some people who think that vaccines →

Can natural medicines that might have haram things in them be taken?

Question: There is a natural medicine called Glucosamine which has been shown to have small benefit for people →

If there exists a level of mistrust, is it permissible to refuse medical treatment?

Question: My question is about personal research-based decisions to refuse medical intervention, treatments, vaccines, and going against decisions →