Treatment and Medication
1,367 questions
Is it permissible, in Sharia, to use homeopathic alternative medicine instead of chemotherapy, which relies on taking pills containing a very small part of the cells from the gland of a person with natural immunity, to treat breast cancer and boost immunity?
When should one resort to treatment with the Quran, and when with medication, knowing that the Quran is a cure for all physical, psychological, and spiritual ailments? And why might one feel a sense of hypocrisy if they use medication instead of the Quran?
Is a husband entitled to conceal his health matters related to fertility from his wife? And does she have the right to ask him about his treatment and condition? And how should she deal with him in this situation?
Is it permissible for a female medical student to specialize in hematology, and what does that entail in terms of dealing with and touching men for examination?
What is the ruling on wishing for death and refusing medical treatment due to despair of life, and is that considered a rejection of Allah's blessings and a lack of patience with tribulation, especially with the fear of Allah's retribution for not thanking Him and rejecting life?
Is it permissible to say, "Were it not for food, I would not have strength," or "Were it not for medicine, I would not be cured," by analogy with the hadith, "Were it not for the dark wheat, your maidens would not have become plump"?
What is the ruling of Islam on dealing with cooperatives and insurances that offer the privilege of paying a certain percentage of medicine and treatment expenses in exchange for a monthly sum of money?
Is it permissible to give money to a reciter of the Qur’an to recite it over a sick person, and is it permissible to fulfill a vow to recite the Qur’an for the sick person when the one who made the vow does not know how to recite?
What is the ruling on using animals, permissible to eat and lawfully slaughtered, for medical treatment?
Is it permissible to treat some physical ailments by individuals who move their hands over the patient's body without touching it, recite the Mu'awwidhatayn, and claim to possess electricity in their bodies?
Is it permissible for a woman to go to a male gynecologist if the male specialist doctors are competent and more experienced than female doctors, given the hardship and additional cost in the event of searching for a competent female doctor?
What is the ruling on the financial remuneration offered by companies to the pharmacist in exchange for selling their products, whether they are prescription-only or recommended by the pharmacist after ascertaining their suitability for the patient? And what is the ruling on promoting a medication whose selection is based on financial considerations or its popularity?
Should the money given by the grandmother to the father before her death—on condition that he help her with medication and doctors—be deducted from the inheritance?
What is the ruling on a wife leaving the marital home without her husband's knowledge, given that there is a dispute between them and she claims that the husband is customarily married and has abandoned his responsibility to financially support her and their children, knowing that the wife resides with the husband's mother and that the mother is the one who provides for them both?
Is it permissible to take surplus food and medicine from the parents’ home without their knowledge and present it to the suitor, while informing him that the mother is the one who sent the food?
What is the ruling on sharecropping in the following cases: 1. The landowner is responsible for the machine rental, and the other party is responsible for the seeds (wheat or barley) and half of the harvesting costs? 2. The landowner handles all aspects of plowing and harvesting, then all expenses are calculated and the profit is divided equally? 3. The landowner is responsible for the well, irrigation equipment, and manual labor, and the other party is responsible for the seeds, while electricity, medicine, plowing, and harvesting costs are divided equally?
Are cosmetic surgeries of the genitals prohibited or not?
Is it permissible to use a diabetes medication prescribed for the the mother and dispensed by health insurance, given that the daughter is employed and pays into the insurance?
Is it permissible, Islamically, to join a health insurance plan for childbirth in a private hospital to ensure supervision by a woman during delivery, or is it obligatory to rely on Allah and go to a public hospital?
Is it unlawful to consult a male doctor if a trustworthy and competent female doctor is unavailable, given the health risks associated with consulting untrustworthy female doctors?
What should a wife do with her husband who has homosexual tendencies and reverts to engaging in perversion and watching pornographic websites after attempting treatment and drawing closer to religion?
Is it permissible for a doctor to refrain from treating "cold cases" for those they are not responsible for, in order to avoid problems, while still treating emergency cases?
Is it better for a woman to work as a teacher, or to study the rules of Tajweed, or to combine both, taking into account that her husband's financial situation is good?
What is the ruling on sex reassignment if a psychiatrist decides to refer the patient to a plastic surgeon for the procedure due to a mismatch between the gender identity in the brain and the body—for example, if one is biologically male but their mind is programmed to be female, knowing that their reproductive organs are fully formed and medicine is unable to treat this condition?