Treatment and Medication
1,367 questions
What is the ruling on a woman's 'awrah being exposed during a C-section in front of the female doctor and nurses? What is the ruling on her exposing it to the nurses in the hospital after childbirth due to medical necessity? What is the ruling on her exposing it to her mother after leaving the hospital to assist with hygiene or changing a wound while the husband is present? Is it permissible for a mother to see the 'awrah of her adult, married daughter on the pretext that she is her mother?
Is treatment with Ruqyah Shariah sufficient as an alternative to taking medication for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and is OCD a type of demonic possession (mass)?
Is the employer obligated to provide social insurance for the worker, even though this insurance is commercial, and what are the repercussions of not providing insurance on the worker's health and financial future after retirement?
Is it permissible to deprive the daughters and their mother of their deceased father's money, on the pretext that the paternal uncles wish to take the inheritance, knowing that the father had saved this amount for them and spent part of it on his medical treatment, and the family is in need of the money, while the paternal uncles are well-off?
What is the ruling on eating food given to my father from KFC restaurants, which the restaurant owners give him in exchange for medicine that he provides to them at a lower price or for free? And is this considered ill-gotten gain?
What is the ruling on eating a dog's puppy for medical treatment after trying several previous treatments?
Is the husband obligated to provide personal allowance for his wife and children if the wife is employed and bears part of the expenses, knowing that his financial situation is comfortable?
What are the correct intentions for studying medicine, and will those who study it be rewarded?
Is it permissible for a wife to take money from her husband by claiming she needs it for a medical examination and to buy her basic necessities with this money, instead of directly asking for an allowance, due to his dereliction in spending on her?
Is it permissible to use a medicinal prescription that contains six spoons of wine with an alcohol percentage of not less than 40%, knowing that it has led to the improvement of some patients and the cessation of their bleeding, with symptoms returning upon discontinuing it?
What is the Islamic legal ruling on vaccination against the swine flu pandemic, taking into consideration the possibility of severe and rare side effects, and the possibility of transmitting the infection to others? And is this vaccination obligatory for self-protection and the protection of others, as well as for those with chronic diseases despite those possibilities?
Is it permissible to perform Umrah while wearing the medical compression stocking prescribed by the doctor, which is worn in the morning and not removed until sleep?
Is continuing infertility treatment after multiple medical attempts and failure to conceive considered an objection to God's decree or a legitimate endeavor?
What is the ruling on ovarian stimulating injections used to treat infertility in men and women, which are human hormones extracted from the urine of pregnant women, and is it permissible to take this medication given that it is the only treatment available worldwide?
Is working in taxes forbidden, and is it permissible to marry a girl whose father works in taxes, and what is the ruling on paying a sum of money to social security to obtain medicine and retirement?
Are the symptoms mentioned those of the evil eye, or do they necessitate a visit to a psychiatrist?
Is seeing a male gynecologist considered taking the necessary measures to treat polycystic ovaries, or should I continue treatment with a female doctor?
What is the ruling and expiation for the birth of an infant in the sixth month of pregnancy who lived for five days then died, due to negligence in taking medication to sustain it in the womb?
What is the ruling on dealing with "Quest International Limited," a company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Hong Kong, which uses direct selling and binary tree marketing for its various real products (watches, coins, alternative medicine products, communications, tourist trips)?
What is the ruling regarding a father's refusal to spend on his family and his hoarding of money, while compelling his children to bear all expenses?
Did the niece squander the trust and incur sin by obeying her testator—who was unauthorized to issue such decrees—in building a mosque with all her money, which led to a lack of funds for her treatment? And what is required of the rest of the family regarding this lady?
How can the Hadith, "The Children of Israel used to bathe naked..." narrated in Al-Bukhari, be interpreted, and what is its meaning?
What is the difference between accidental killing and unintentional medical error leading to death?
Is it true that العلامة Ibn Uthaymeen - may Allah have mercy on him - tried writing the verse "then a whirlwind with fire afflicted it and it was burned" on a patch of herpes zoster (shingles) and found it beneficial, and is it permissible to write the words of Allah on the site of herpes zoster?