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Switching off the oxygen machine

· 18 Rabiʻ I 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have a question regarding Maut during old age. My dada is now 83 years old and has Alzheimer's he's bedridden and currently suffering from pneumonia, because of his infection he's on oxygen, he finds it difficult breathing without the oxygen, he is not on a ventilator, is it permissible Islamically to switch the oxygen off? Please advise.

Answer

It is not right to switch off the oxygen.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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