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Medical Treatment & Medication
430 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Medical Treatment & Medication, part of Medical & Health. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Medical Treatment & Medication fatawa — page 2 of 11
- Camperdown30 Jan 2024
Do you have to remove kinesiology tape for Wudhū?
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته If one uses kinesio tape for muscle damage, does he have to remove it for wudhu?
Adil Sadique - Mufti Online17 Jan 2024
Anaesthetist administering anaesthetic for plastic surgery
Is it permissible for an anaesthetic doctor to work with a plastic surgeon who may do cosmetic surgery i.e a patient is booked for cosmetic surgery…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jan 2024
Whitening teeth using blue light therapy
Is it permissible to whiten teeth using blue light therapy?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Dec 2023
Using breastmilk for skin treatment
I have read that breastmilk is good for the skin. 1. Can I apply my own breastmilk to my skin? 2. Can I apply my own breastmilk to my husband's skin?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Dec 2023
Taking advice from a hakeem or physician when using treatments prescribed in the Hadith
Are treatments of various diseases mentioned in hadiths part of wahi? Should we do them or go to a hakeem who has expertise in this field? The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Nov 2023
Giving a 4th stage cancer patient the death injection to free them from suffering
My mother is suffering from lung cancer stage 4 last stage from last year. Now she has unbearable pain. So can we give her a death injection to make…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood27 Oct 2023
Steroids, Glucose and other medication
1. If a person takes medicine daily for no reason, is that considered as taking drugs? 2. Are steroids permissible? 3. Are glucose tablets…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Camperdown11 Oct 2023
Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy Surgery
Assalamualaikum respected ulama Is Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) surgery permissible?
Arib Raza - Ibn Masood7 Oct 2023
“Access Bars” treatment
A Mufti was asked about the permissibility of an energy healing type technique called Access Bars. He certified it as permissible, and based on his…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online6 Oct 2023
Reciting Surah Faatihah on someone who was stung by a scorpion and thereafter taking him to hospital
If someone is stung by a scorpion, should we recite Surah Fatiha on him as mentioned in the hadith? My question is that should we take him to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2023
Taking prophetic or non prophetic medicines
Should we only rely on spritual medicines like zam zam, honey, etc. and not take medicines? I don't know why I think due to my weak faith that what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Sep 2023
Using the loop as a contraceptive
Please clarify this matter for us: 1. In the case where a lady gets very sick during pregnancy, and is vomiting and unable to eat properly etc. for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2023
Woman revealing her satr for cosmetic surgery
I need a fatwa regarding treating a female patient by a male doctor in a surgery. Actually the procedure is cosmetic surgery for droopy eyelids and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown15 Sep 2023
Delaying marriage due to financial reasons and freezing eggs with doctors’ advice
A cancer-surviving female patient in her early twenties has been advised by doctors to freeze her eggs as she is in the menopausal stage and will…
Abdullah ibn Masud Desai - Mufti Online6 Sep 2023
Using Ethanol in medication
Is ethanol which is found in medications, mainly teething gels, cough syrups, etc. permissable to consume. Some of these medication have up to 20%…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Sep 2023
Using cannabis oil as a treatment
I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. One of my friends is using cannabis oil a few drops in her mouth, and she uses the oil to rub on her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Jul 2023
Ruling on khatna (circumcision)
What is the sharee hukam of khatna (circumcision)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Jun 2023
Unmarried woman freezing her eggs and using them when she gets married
I want to know if it permissible for women to freeze their eggs while they're optimal and use them later when they get married? As they have not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood14 Jun 2023
Using Yoga as a treatment for polycystic ovaries
I’ve got polycystic ovaries and have been advised to use Yoga as a form of treatment. I understand that Yoga has its origins in Hinduism. Will it be…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online8 Jun 2023
Ingesting and applying seal oil
Is it permissible to ingest and apply seal oil on the skin?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown4 May 2023
Is one who passed away with a PEG tube considered a Shaheed?
Say a women hasn’t been eating for years but has a peg tube in replacement (a tube attached to the stomach as a source of nutrients for the body) at…
Adil Sadique - Mufti Online11 Mar 2023
Woman going to a female doctor
If my wife wants to go to the dr , but the dr is a female and I do not want her to go to a female dr because I do not support women being out of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown11 Mar 2023
Permissibility of Surrogacy
slms sheikh Is surrogacy allowed in islam? If it is would it be classed as your child as it was your sperm?
Sibghatallah ibn Numan Ahmed - Mufti Online18 Feb 2023
Access Bars therapy
Is Access Bars therapy permissible? It is also known as EFT Bars.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2023
Consuming multivitamins that have the ingredient shellac
Is it permissible to consume multivitamins (vitaforce) that have the ingredient shellac?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Feb 2023
Fertility treatment and gender selection in Islam
I'm going for a fertility treatment. I have 2 boys and I really want a beautiful healthy normal baby girl insha-Allah. I wanted to know, is gender…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2023
Using snail mucin in products
What is the ruling with regards to the use of snail mucin in products and is it acceptable?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Doctor suggesting contraceptive measures based on poverty
Being a medical doctor, is it permissible to suggest contraceptive measures for couples having recurrent pregnancies and facing extreme poverty…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Dec 2022
Taking natural medicines to get rid of white hair
Can I eat herbs and natural medicines for white hairs at a young age or I should leave it as is?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Nov 2022
Permissibility of stem cell treatment
I want to know the Islamic view on stem cells and “cell banks”. Is it permissible to store the umbilical cord stem cells collected at birth which…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online17 Oct 2022
Consuming medications containing ethanol
Are we allowed to consume medications containing ethanol, e.g. cough syrups and tinctures and so forth.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2022
Taking weed or cannabis for medicinal purposes
There's been a debate about the different forms of weed/cannabis that can be taken. Apparently smoking it is different from eating it in a brownie…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood13 Sep 2022
Doctor treating the infection of a female
Is it permissible for a female to have a doctor treat an infection in her private part?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online16 Aug 2022
Suitable time for circumcision of the child
When is the Sunnah time to do circumcision? How many days after birth should it be done?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Jul 2022
CBD oil for medicinal reasons
Is it permissible to use CBD oil for medicinal reasons as alternate medications is not working? It is without the THC element, which is intoxicating.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jul 2022
Under eye fillers for dark circles
Is it permissible for me to get under eye fillers for my dark circles? The procedure involves getting hydroponic acid injected into your face to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jul 2022
Consuming vitamin D3 as a health supplement which is derived from live sheep wool
Mostly, the vitamin D3 ingredient as a health supplement is derived from live sheep wool. Is it permissible to consume it for health purposes.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jun 2022
Getting vaccine certificates without taking the vaccine
Will it be permissible to get the Yellow fever, covid and Meningitis certificate, without taking the vaccine for Hajj, umrah, and jamaat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood12 Apr 2022
Is taking medical treatment obligatory?
Is there any situation when medical treatment is Waajib, such that it will be a sin not to take medical treatment. If a person knows for sure that…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood5 Apr 2022
Applying medication in the vagina
If a woman applies medication in the private part, will it invalidate one’s fast?
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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