medication

Using zakaat funds to pay for expensive medication

Q: I am a dialysis patient requiring medication every month for approximately 1 year and if not taken, it can be life threatening. Due to the price of these medications being expensive and way out of my budget, so a Muslim medical organisation offered to pay for the medication but through zakaat funds. My question is that despite being sahib-e-nisab, will it be permissible to accept it in this dire circumstance?

Taking medication that contains alcohol

Q: I suffer with gout and there is a Liquid Medication available (Lifetones Acid Clear) which contains Alcohol derived from Sugar Cane. 30 drops of the medication has to be taken in half a glass of water. Is it permissible to take this medication? The package insert states that the water can be boiled to 100 degrees Celcius and then the drops can be added to the boiling water therby evaporating the Alcohol, however while travelling this might not always be possible.

Bleeding due to medication

Q: My question is a woman who never gets periods neither can she give birth, if she takes medicine monthly and because of those pills she discharges blood, is that considered as periods? If she skips her medicine, then theres no discharge of blood. Please answer me soon. It's very important.

Dawa ke wajah se khoon nikalna

Q: پوچھنا یہ تھا کہ اگر کسی خاتون کو کبھی حیض آتا ھی نہیں ھے اور ڈاکٹر نے اسے دوائ تجویز کی، کہ جب وہ دوائ کھائے گی تو اسے خون ائگا اور جب وہ دوائ نہیں کھاتی ھے تو اسے اس مہینے خون نہیں آتا ۔۔۔ تو کیا دوائ کھانے سے جو خون آتا ھے اسے حیض مانینگے؟