Treatment and Medication
1,367 questions
What should a woman do who married a man with children, stipulated that she wanted to have children with him, but has not been blessed with a child by him, and he refuses medical examination, claiming that he has had children before?
Is blood money obligatory for a pharmacist who prescribed a Lasix injection to a patient who died on the same day, given that the injection does not lead to death and the family of the deceased did not blame him?
Can ruqyah be performed on things other than water, such as food, drink, and medicine? And is it a condition for the ruqyah-infused substance to be poured on the area to be treated, or can it be eaten or drunk?
How can one deal with a wife suffering from "bipolar" depression that makes her extravagant and frequently demand to go out, knowing that this affects your energy and budget, and that going out temporarily improves her mood?
Is it Islamically permissible to use incantations containing only tree roots for healing, with the belief that the cure is from Allah and that these are merely a means, and do they have a basis in religion like Ruqyah?
What advice do you have for me while I am in a foreign country?
Is it permissible for a Muslim Ph.D. student in pharmacology in Britain to test a drug on tissue taken from the mouth of a pig after it has been slaughtered, knowing that the tissue will be used for testing purposes only and will not be incorporated into the drug's composition?
Is the questioner considered a murderer, and what type of murder is it, and what should he do if his actions led to the deterioration of the patient's condition and perhaps his death?
What is the ruling on taking a medicine prescribed by a doctor to treat rheumatism that contains gelatin?
Was my asking for approval for the surgical procedures for my prematurely born twin sons a mistake? And was not circumcising them before burial a violation of Sharia? And was my not being present at the moments of my second son's death a mistake, especially since he was under the care of non-Muslim doctors and nurses? And does my crying upon seeing pictures of my sons after their death contradict patience?
What is the validity of the specious argument that modern medicine denies the existence of semen in women, while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned that women have thin, yellow semen?
What is the ruling on performing a uterine ablation that causes infertility but stops severe menstrual bleeding, knowing that the doctor is not Muslim?
Is it permissible to take pregnancy medication that has many side effects and could potentially affect the child, with no guarantee of its effectiveness? Or is it permissible to forgo treatment and pray for a miracle? And is a Muslim woman religiously obligated to seek treatment?
What is the ruling on one who was negligent in sterilizing a cannula for a patient, which led to the possibility of her being harmed or dying, and what must she do?
Is it permissible for a father to sell surplus medications allocated to him by the company and use the proceeds to buy personal necessities for himself and his family?
Is it permissible to work for a pharmaceutical company that produces medical compounds and requests blood samples from volunteers in exchange for money to ensure the drug dissolves in the body, knowing that most of these compounds are safe and have no side effects?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on using jinn for treatment, and is it permissible for a human to seek their assistance in this regard, and are jinn capable of performing surgical operations?
Is it permissible to extract healthy teeth—or those whose structure is sometimes healthy—in order to design and install removable artificial dentures, or with the aim of installing a complete set to avoid future problems, and are these cases considered a necessity that permits such action?
Is it permissible to pray for illness upon oneself, and is it permissible for a person to forgo treatment and contend with illness with patience and seeking reward from God, taking into consideration the actions of the Companions, such as Ubayy ibn Ka’b and Mu’adh ibn Jabal, who prayed for illness upon themselves, and how can these actions be reconciled with the Prophet’s — peace and blessings be upon him — urging of medical treatment and seeking well-being?
Is women's desire to avoid the pain caused by plucking or inflammation after shaving considered a necessity that permits the uncovering of 'awrah for laser hair removal?
Is remaining in the college of engineering—after performing Istikhara and enrolling in it—what follows Istikhara, and therefore one should not change universities, or is it considered a dissatisfaction with the answer to Istikhara? And what follows Istikhara: is it a vision, a feeling of ease, or facilitation?
Is a husband who suffers from sexual dysfunction a punishment for his wife in this world?
Are curses treatable, and if so, how can they be treated given the family's suffering from hereditary paralysis that does not respond to medical treatment, and mysterious accidents that prevent access to help?
Is the responsible party—in addition to the blood money—obligated to cover the medical expenses of a young man who suffered a permanent injury to his right hand due to her actions, as well as his living expenses until he recovers, given that he was a barber and a university student, and the injury has incapacitated him from his work and studies?