Medicine

Medical doctor asks: can one turn off the life-support of a brain-dead person?

Question: Recently one of my patients suffered a massive brain haemorrhage (bleeding in the brain). He is 75

I’m sick & unable to fast, what do I do?

Question: I am speaking on behalf of my mother. She still has to fast some days from Ramadan

What is the ruling concerning the smoking of marijuana (cannabis/weed) in Islam?

Question: What is the ruling concerning smoking of marijuana (also known as cannabis or weed) in Islam? Is

Is it prohibited to consume human chorionic gonadotrophin when it is derived from urine?

Question: Is it prohibited to consume human chorionic gonadotrophin when it is derived from urine? Answer: The first

Are vaccines allowed to be taken, even if there might be haram (forbidden) things in them?

Question: In this time there are pros and cons for vaccinations: there are some people who think that vaccines

Can natural medicines that might have haram things in them be taken?

Question: There is a natural medicine called Glucosamine which has been shown to have small benefit for people

If there exists a level of mistrust, is it permissible to refuse medical treatment?

Question: My question is about personal research-based decisions to refuse medical intervention, treatments, vaccines, and going against decisions