Treatment and Medication

1,367 questions

Is it permissible to use a mouth spray that contains menthol and a small amount of alcohol mixed with other substances, and to perfume oneself with a fragrance that contains denatured alcohol?
Is the advancement of civil science and the improvement of living standards, housing, medicine, and roads considered a religious obligation, by analogy with the obligation to prepare to confront enemies to the best of one's ability?
What is incumbent upon one who aided in aborting a fetus—whose age was likely between two and four months—and what is incumbent upon one who transported her, knowing that she was ignorant of the prohibition at the time, and now feels guilty and is in hardship?
What is the ruling on spending donation funds, including a bequest for students of knowledge and perpetual charity, on finishing the facade of a fully constructed mosque, while there are poor and needy people requiring medical treatment and an stalled da‘wah ( Islamic proselytizing) effort?
Is giving a patient a solution that led to the worsening of their condition and their subsequent death considered accidental killing?
Is it permissible to extract a supernumerary primary tooth and adjust the position of the permanent tooth, or is that considered altering Allah's creation?
What is the ruling on undergoing orthognathic surgery for the jaw and teeth, and chin augmentation, to treat problems of malocclusion, breathing difficulties, and chin retrusion that worsen with age?
What are the limits of interaction for a female student with male patients in her university studies, especially when there is a need for a precise examination that involves looking at the 'awrah, and is it permissible to treat an elderly male patient who has no provider as if he were a relative?
Is it considered shirk (polytheism) for a man to say: "I went to the doctor, I was cured," or "I took the medicine, I was cured," or "I drank water, the thirst left," given that healing and the departure of thirst all come from Allah?
Is the book "Al-Rahmah fi Al-Tibb wa Al-Hikmah" attributed to Imam Al-Suyuti considered a book of magic?
What is the ruling on the fast of one from whose teeth blood always emerges, which is difficult to guard against? Is he sinful for not treating his teeth? And is he required to make up the fast after treatment?
Is it permissible to take a portion of the trust fund's money for medical treatment with the ability to return it later?
Is it permissible for my mother to obtain residency papers in France solely for the purpose of medical treatment, with her intention not being permanent residence there, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on that?
Is it permissible to donate surplus medications, or to exchange them for other medications or pharmacy supplies, and can my children and wife benefit from them?
Is it permissible to inhale Indian frankincense (Qust al-Hindi) smoke for the treatment of sinusitis while fasting, are the Ahadith mentioned regarding its benefits authentic, and is inhaling it permissible given that it resembles the forbidden act of smoking?
What is the ruling on a person cauterizing himself, or cauterizing another, or both, when there is no need for cauterization?
Is trading in healing crystals and gemstones used in alternative medicine by non-Muslims considered halal or haram?
Is it permissible to perform ablution with tap water if it is contaminated with very small quantities of pork, given that the water's properties have not changed?
Is it permissible to use medicine extracted from pig brain for a sick child, especially if there is no effective alternative and the doctor has confirmed that the prohibition is limited to meat only?
What is the ruling on working as a doctor in the third-party claims department of a general insurance company, and providing medical consultations to other insurance companies, in the context of determining compensation for those injured in traffic accidents?
Is it permissible to accept zakat for someone who is raising an infant still in the nursing stage?
When is a man considered stingy toward his wife and children in Islamic Sharia?
What are the fields that a woman is permitted to study, and is it permissible for her to work as a lawyer and represent others?
What is the ruling on breaking an oath sworn upon the Qur'an to visit only one doctor, by subsequently visiting more than one, due to necessity?

Treatment and Medication

Is it permissible to use a mouth spray that contains menthol and a small amount of alcohol mixed with other substances, and to perfume oneself with a fragrance that contains denatured alcohol?

Is the advancement of civil science and the improvement of living standards, housing, medicine, and roads considered a religious obligation, by analogy with the obligation to prepare to confront enemies to the best of one's ability?

What is incumbent upon one who aided in aborting a fetus—whose age was likely between two and four months—and what is incumbent upon one who transported her, knowing that she was ignorant of the prohibition at the time, and now feels guilty and is in hardship?

What is the ruling on spending donation funds, including a bequest for students of knowledge and perpetual charity, on finishing the facade of a fully constructed mosque, while there are poor and needy people requiring medical treatment and an stalled da‘wah ( Islamic proselytizing) effort?

Is giving a patient a solution that led to the worsening of their condition and their subsequent death considered accidental killing?

Is it permissible to extract a supernumerary primary tooth and adjust the position of the permanent tooth, or is that considered altering Allah's creation?

What is the ruling on undergoing orthognathic surgery for the jaw and teeth, and chin augmentation, to treat problems of malocclusion, breathing difficulties, and chin retrusion that worsen with age?

What are the limits of interaction for a female student with male patients in her university studies, especially when there is a need for a precise examination that involves looking at the 'awrah, and is it permissible to treat an elderly male patient who has no provider as if he were a relative?

Is it considered shirk (polytheism) for a man to say: "I went to the doctor, I was cured," or "I took the medicine, I was cured," or "I drank water, the thirst left," given that healing and the departure of thirst all come from Allah?

Is the book "Al-Rahmah fi Al-Tibb wa Al-Hikmah" attributed to Imam Al-Suyuti considered a book of magic?

What is the ruling on the fast of one from whose teeth blood always emerges, which is difficult to guard against? Is he sinful for not treating his teeth? And is he required to make up the fast after treatment?

Is it permissible to take a portion of the trust fund's money for medical treatment with the ability to return it later?

Is it permissible for my mother to obtain residency papers in France solely for the purpose of medical treatment, with her intention not being permanent residence there, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on that?

Is it permissible to donate surplus medications, or to exchange them for other medications or pharmacy supplies, and can my children and wife benefit from them?

Is it permissible to inhale Indian frankincense (Qust al-Hindi) smoke for the treatment of sinusitis while fasting, are the Ahadith mentioned regarding its benefits authentic, and is inhaling it permissible given that it resembles the forbidden act of smoking?

What is the ruling on a person cauterizing himself, or cauterizing another, or both, when there is no need for cauterization?

Is trading in healing crystals and gemstones used in alternative medicine by non-Muslims considered halal or haram?

Is it permissible to perform ablution with tap water if it is contaminated with very small quantities of pork, given that the water's properties have not changed?

Is it permissible to use medicine extracted from pig brain for a sick child, especially if there is no effective alternative and the doctor has confirmed that the prohibition is limited to meat only?

What is the ruling on working as a doctor in the third-party claims department of a general insurance company, and providing medical consultations to other insurance companies, in the context of determining compensation for those injured in traffic accidents?

Is it permissible to accept zakat for someone who is raising an infant still in the nursing stage?

When is a man considered stingy toward his wife and children in Islamic Sharia?

What are the fields that a woman is permitted to study, and is it permissible for her to work as a lawyer and represent others?

What is the ruling on breaking an oath sworn upon the Qur'an to visit only one doctor, by subsequently visiting more than one, due to necessity?