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Medical Treatment & Medication

429 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 5 of 11

  1. Mufti Online30 Jul 2018

    Taking sleeping tablets

    Is it permissible to use or prescribe sleeping pills? After using them, sometimes one is not in his conplete sense and sometimes says what will not…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  2. Mufti Online16 Jul 2018

    EFT tapping

    I am undergoing my therapy for anxiety, fears and phobias, guilt and other issues here in Pakistan with a trained muslim psychotherapist. He…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  3. Mufti Online15 Jul 2018

    Injecting body acids into pimples as a treatment

    Is one allowed to get natural acids that are in one's body injected into the scars and pimples on one's face to get rid of them?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  4. Mufti Online24 Apr 2018

    Auto Sanguine therapy

    Could you please assist and advise if the following is permissible? In Homeopathy, there exists a therapy called Auto Sanguines therapy. This…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  5. Mufti Online1 Apr 2018

    Unmarried woman getting pregnant through artificial insemination

    A Muslim sister in a certain Islamic community got pregnant. The Islamic leaders decided to discipline her since she was not married. When the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  6. Mufti Online29 Mar 2018

    Using medication derived from humans

    Is it permissible to use medicine which is derived from humans? Like injecting something to stimulate certain cells/proteins and then getting from…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Mufti Online22 Mar 2018

    Taking gelatine capsules to delay one's periods

    I am going for Umrah on 1 April 2018 with my husband and son. My gynecologist has prescribed utrogesan capsules to delay my period. It contains…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  8. Mufti Online22 Mar 2018

    Scalp micro pigmentation

    I am looking to seek a ruling on whether scalp micro pigmentation (SMP) is permissible in Islam. SMP stands for scalp micro pigmentation. It is a…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  9. Mufti Online22 Mar 2018

    Scalp micro pigmentation

    There is a treatment called scalp micro pigmentation. It is like drawing a tattoo on the scalp to give an illusion like the head is full of hair. I…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  10. Mufti Online19 Mar 2018

    Hallucination

    People hallucinate especially people with mental issues. They can be extremely happy compared to messianic visions. People even befriend characters…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  11. Mufti Online18 Mar 2018

    Cupping

    I want to know complete knowledge about hijama (cupping).

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  12. Mufti Online15 Mar 2018

    Gelatine

    Please provide me with a fatwa regarding whether gelatine is permissible to use, whether from Halaal or non-Halaal slaughtered animals. Please…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  13. Mufti Online10 Mar 2018

    Gelatine capsules

    Is the use of capsules whose shell is made up of gelatine from pork or cow permissible, both to use ourselves or to prescribe for our patients?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Mufti Online4 Mar 2018

    Circumcision for women

    Could you please provide references from the Quran Sharif and Hadith on whether circumcision of women is compulsory in Islam or not? I have heard…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  15. Mufti Online28 Feb 2018

    Cosmetic surgery

    I wanted to ask if in Islam its permissible for me to have a nose job. My nose has a large point bump at the top and is also bent to the left. I…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  16. Mufti Online27 Feb 2018

    Women going to male doctors for treatment

    Can I take my wife to a male doctor for treatment or to a male gynecologist for delivery of our child?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Mufti Online26 Feb 2018

    Guidelines for a Muslim Pharmacist when dispensing medication

    I am a pharmacist who owns a retail pharmacy and would like to know the shariah ruling on stocking and selling the following types of medication: 1.…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  18. Mufti Online22 Feb 2018

    Cupping

    I would like to ask what are the best days for having hijama (cupping) done and if there are any days on which hijama (cupping) should be prevented…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  19. Mufti Online14 Feb 2018

    Wearing braces

    Is it permissible to use braces on one's teeth to align the teeth and make it straight?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Mufti Online13 Feb 2018

    Facial surgery

    I'm turning 19 this year and I wanna know whether it's permissible for me to attempt facial surgery? Backstory: Since I was a little girl, I've…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  21. Mufti Online8 Feb 2018

    Surrogacy

    Is surrogacy permissible in Islam? Is a woman allowed to be a surrogate?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  22. Mufti Online8 Feb 2018

    Surrogacy

    Seeking treatment for some illness is sunnah... And Allah has sent cure with illness... This is a hadith... As modern science is getting new…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  23. Mufti Online4 Feb 2018

    Changing one's eye colour as an adornment

    Can we permanently change eye color as adornment?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  24. Mufti Online1 Feb 2018

    Leeching

    Is leeching allowed in Islam?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  25. Mufti Online30 Jan 2018

    Donating blood

    The SANBS blood organization comes to my school, they say that there is a desperate need for blood, is it permissible for me to donate blood?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  26. Mufti Online23 Jan 2018

    Egg donation (IVF)

    My husband has two wifes. I have two sons while the other wife has no children. My husband is forcing me to give one of my eggs so that he can…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  27. Mufti Online30 Dec 2017

    Cosmetic surgery

    I have a question regarding cosmetic procedures... I know they are not allowed in Islam, however are they allowed when somebody's appearance has…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  28. Mufti Online24 Dec 2017

    Consulting an experienced physician with regards to health matters

    I am a 24 year old unmarried woman living with my parents and siblings. I am having health problems and weight problems. Some of my health problems…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  29. Mufti Online21 Dec 2017

    Consuming a tonic containing alcohol

    Is it permitted for a Hanafi Muslim to consume tonic manufactured containing alcohol by pharma cos.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  30. Mufti Online20 Dec 2017

    Taking vitamin tablets

    Without a doctors prescription, is it haraam to consume vitamin tablets?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  31. Mufti Online16 Dec 2017

    Authentication of a story

    I heard a story about a Sahaabiyah named Aslamiya. She was described as a person with medical knowledge learnt from her father and when she asked…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  32. Mufti Online13 Dec 2017

    Pharmacist receiving gifts from companies for prescribing their products

    I am working as a pharmacist in a big hospital. Our market is a generic market where the doctor prescribes the chemical name on the prescription…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  33. Mufti Online11 Dec 2017

    Having one's appendix removed

    What is the ruling when it comes to surgery, for example, having an appendix removed or getting a kidney transplant etc?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  34. Mufti Online3 Dec 2017

    Massaging one's private part with medical oils

    If someone is sexually not powerfull enough and not healthy, can he massage his private part with suggested oil to increase power and also to…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  35. Mufti Online28 Nov 2017

    Consuming vitamins with gelatine

    Is it ja'iz to consume Vitamin D3 supplements that are made in Saudi Arabia and contain gelatin? (I couldn't find the source of gelatin.)

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  36. Mufti Online12 Nov 2017

    Using binaural beats for health issues

    My question is, can binaural beats be used by a Muslim if he/she just wants to do self help for getting rid of any kind of disease, skin problems,…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  37. Mufti Online8 Nov 2017

    Using cannabis oil

    Cannabis oil is used to treat cancer. I would like to know if it is permissible to take cannabis oil for medical reasons, namely arthiritis.…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  38. Mufti Online6 Nov 2017

    Going for IVF treatment to get a boy baby

    I have 3 daughters mashallah but we desire for Boy. Medically there is a procedure called IVF GDS so through this process you can chose gender. Is…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  39. Mufti Online5 Nov 2017

    Gender change operation

    If a person undergoes a sex change operation and then he repents. But the sex is changed already. How should he live his or her life? Can they get…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  40. Mufti Online28 Oct 2017

    Re-inserting one's own cells in the body

    Is it permissible to take out cells from the body, culture them, and re-insert them into the body?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee

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