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?

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.

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).

  1. Could you please advice which is the best method can be used during Sexual Intercourse for family planning?
  2. 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?