Switching off the oxygen machine
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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