Treatment and Medication
1,367 questions
What is the ruling on one who is afflicted with homosexuality and is trying to be cured of it, but the treatment costs are exorbitant and he cannot afford them?
What is it obligatory for a doctor to know, in his profession, according to Sharia, and does medicine have a fiqh (jurisprudence)?
Is it permissible for a widow to give her Zakat money to cover the medical treatment of her granddaughter who suffers from a chronic illness, if the granddaughter's father is unable to afford the costs of the treatment?
Is it permissible for a fiancé to conceal his psychological disorder (depression) from his fiancée, knowing that the medications have severe health risks?
Is it permissible for one to limit conversation with his ill-mannered mother to inquiring about her well-being, in order to avoid arguments?
Is it permissible, from a Sharia perspective, for social workers, psychotherapists, or educators to disclose problems that their clients or students confided in them, even if such disclosure is without mentioning names, despite the professionals' pledge to absolute confidentiality and the clients' or students' recommendation to keep the matters secret?
Does the Hadith that divides the world into four men include matters other than wealth, such as receiving the reward for the intention of helping people with the intention of entering medicine, or the reward for the intention of uniting the ranks of Muslims and uplifting Arabs without striving to achieve that?
What is the ruling on someone who suppresses his desires with medication due to his inability to marry and fast, and turns to worship and work; is he sinful for that or will he be rewarded?
Is the ruling on using a plasma pen to remove moles or tattoos, which uses electricity to burn cells, similar to the ruling on cauterization (al-kayy)?
What is the ruling on re-applying orthodontic braces or veneering the four prominent front teeth? And is veneering considered to be the forbidden practice of "tafluj"?
What is the ruling on practicing medicine or pharmacy without knowledge or study?
What is the ruling on removing the discount mark from a company on certain products and selling them at the same price without a reduction?
What is the ruling on using a medicine that contains a forbidden impurity if its efficacy in treating the disease is higher than another permissible medicine?
What is the ruling on showing off (riya') in sciences of instruments such as literature and language? And is one sinful who learns them for show so that it may be said of him that he is eloquent or a historian?
Is it permissible to recite Ruqyah on medicine to benefit from both, and what is the ruling on this if the medicine contains alcohol?
What is the ruling on working as a doctor in a clinic affiliated with a private hospital inside a hotel that serves alcoholic beverages and hosts parties, with the hotel providing full accommodation for the doctor, and is this work considered permissible in Islamic Sharia?
Is it obligatory to seek treatment for an infectious disease to protect others? And is taking the Coronavirus vaccine recommended? The vaccine is important for neutralizing the danger of the virus and its devastating symptoms, but research on it is still limited and short-term. The virus, until now, is more dangerous than the vaccine because it is mysterious, mutates frequently, and has no cure. Is it permissible to take the vaccine for travel if the state requires it, especially since some vaccines are authenticated by major medical bodies such as the World Health Organization?
Is visiting the doctor during the daytime in Ramadan for hair loss considered unlawful?
Is a husband entitled to marry a third wife on the grounds of his second wife's illness, knowing that he does not approve of her treatment, and is the second wife's consent necessary?
What is the ruling of the religion regarding a husband's refusal to treat his wife's vaginismus, which prevents marital relations and conception, and is the wife sinful if she seeks treatment without his knowledge?
What is the ruling on working in a store that distributes medicines and pharmacy supplies containing ingredients in whose production pork is used, knowing that they are sold in all countries of the world, including Islamic ones?
Is it permissible for a girl to write down her feelings in her diary, including flirtation or admiration for a young man, as well as writing down a secret her friend told her, while being certain that no one will read what she has written?
Is a Muslim sinful for not losing weight despite knowing that obesity, lack of exercise, and unhealthy eating lead to death?
Is learning medicine considered a defiance of the mother's wish, given that she threatened to withhold her prayers from her son if he studies medicine?