Organ transplant
Q: Is organ transplant or donation allowed? if yes, in what circumstances is it permissible/impermissible?
Medical treatment
Contraception
Q: Is contraception allowed in Islam? As a medical practitioner, can one issue contraceptive methods to one’s patient? Often, one interacts with non-Muslims who require contraception. If one is aware that this patient is involved in pre-marital/illicit relationships, is this allowed?
Donating organs & Donating blood
Q: I would to know the masla on donating organs in islaam! As well as donating blood?
Practising yoga, reiki, Tai-chi
Q:
- Is it permissible to practice yoga for the sake of fitness?
- Is reiki (an art of healing) permissible?
- Is Tai-chi (a form of Chinese self defense and healing) permissible?
Massaging recited olive oil or zam zam water on the private parts as a medicine
Q: For the purpose of curing the sickness near the private parts, can we massage recited olive oil or zam zam water on the private parts as a medicine. I have heard that in Mecca people bath with zam zam water, that even reaches the private parts.
Contraceptives
Q: A husband and wife are studying. Can they use contraceptives till the end of their studies to afford them more time to study?
Auto circumcision
Q: Is auto circumcision, i.e.: those who keep their foreskins permanently retracted recognized as a valid circumcision in Islam? After all, it meets all the requirements for circumcision in Islam, i.e.: by exposing the entire glans and ensuring that the private parts are clean before offering prayers. The only difference is that the foreskin is NOT REMOVED. Besides, by keeping the foreskin permanently retracted, the person already has the desire to be circumcised even though he has not undergone the operation.
Food and medicine capsules that contain gelatin from animal sources
Q: Are food and medicine capsules, that contain gelatin from animal sources, Halaal due to the changes that they go through.
Family Planning
Q: I married recently simply Alhamdulillah according to your esteemed advice. Please note, due distant land (Me and my wife will be moved in Gulf Inshaallah, I request u to make dua allah make easy both of us with Ahfiyath) and Physical weakness (fear) of my wife, we are planned for Family planning. I was stay with my wife 1 month after my Nikah and currently I am in Gulf due to my job. During Sexual intercourse with my wife, I used withdraw method so that sperm will not enter into my wife private part.
My mother-in-law also advised to my wife is that, do family planning for couple of years due to no one is there near with you (i.e. in Gulf) and physical weakness (fear).
- Could you please advice which is the best method can be used during Sexual Intercourse for family planning?
- Whether it is correct (i.e. before I used withdraw method)?
I seek the advice according to Sharia with keep in mind of my wife weakness.
Organ donation
Q: I want to know if organ donation is permissible in Islam. Is there any type of situation in which it will be premissible? The example given to me: someones brother is very ill-his kidneys have failed & doctors say he needs at least one kidney donated to him. Can this person donate one kidney to his brother?