Is the flu vaccine provided each year permissible to take?

4 Jul 2020 · 13 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 45615English

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السلم عليكم

Your assistance will be appreciated.

Please advise if the flu vaccine provided each year is permissible to take?

Jazakallah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, it is permissible for one to immunize oneself by taking vaccines which do not contain Haraam and impermissible ingredients.

Hence, in the enquired scenario, if the doctor advises you to take the flu vaccination, it will be permissible to do so if there are no Haram and impermissible ingredients.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mahmood Suliman

Student Darul Iftaa
Gaborone, Botswana

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by: Mahmood Suliman
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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