What is the ruling on killing a patient who has lost all hope of recovery?
It is not permissible to kill a terminally ill patient, even under the pretext of mercy. Contemporary jurists have reached a consensus on this matter. Disposing of a patient by any means is unequivocally forbidden, and whoever commits such an act is considered an intentional murderer.
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