- Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbid taking medicine as a precaution against illness, and does that include vaccinations? - What is the ruling on C-sections and imaging the fetus in its mother's womb? - What is incumbent upon a Muslim woman who is in labor and goes to a hospital staffed by non-Muslim women? - What is the ruling on using anesthesia in surgical operations?

There is no prohibition against taking medicine and preventing illness before it occurs; it is permissible and does not contradict tawakkul (reliance on God). Cesarean sections are permissible when needed and when natural birth is not possible. Imaging the fetus to ascertain its health status or gender is permissible as long as it does not lead to a Sharia-prohibited outcome, such as an unfamiliar man performing the examination, or a non-Muslim woman seeing the awrah unless it is out of necessity. It is not permissible for a non-Muslim woman to deliver a Muslim woman's baby unless there is no Muslim midwife available, and she is prioritized over an unfamiliar man. As for anesthesia for surgical operations, its details have been previously explained.