Medical treatment

Q: Is cupping considered as a sunnat or is it only when one has a health problem to treat when it would be considered as a sunnat?

Q: One of my relatives is suffering from heart valve disease and doctors have advised valve replacement surgery . But they have not cleared which type of valve will be used. As per my knowledge valves are of two types

1. Mechanical valve

2. Biological valves which are made from pig tissue

Is it permissible if pig tissue valves are used according to Islamic beliefs ?

Q: I have eczema. Any steroid/non steroid creams that I use for it, if they contain alcohol or animal derivatives, can I use them? 

Q: Can we take homeopathic medicine with alcohol for kidney stones?

Q: Do you think I can get a fixed (permanent) retainer as opposed to a plastic retainer for my teeth which I can get off and on, just for the simple reason that I feel like a plastic retainer which you take on and off and have to possibly wear forever, will be a nuisance? There have been cases where not wearing your retainer will result in your teeth shifting, which would be a huge waste of money that was spent on braces. I feel like a fixed retainer will be easier for me.

Q: What does Islam says about transgenders? Should we give them money when they ask?

What is the hukum about parda? Should a woman do parda or not?

Q: Me and my husband have beta thalassemia trait and have been offered ivf. I would like to know if it is permissable to get it tested before they implant the fetus.

Q: I wanted to know if it would be a gunnah if I had breast implants.

My reasons for wanting to do it is because of black magic. Due to black magic I have lost my appearance totally to the extent where it's really embarrassing for me. Now I want to know if it's allowed to get implants only for my husband as I know he doesn't like my appearance. I don't want to cheat on him or anything. I just want to correct what the black magic has done to me.

Can you please tell me if it will be a gunnah.

Q:

1. Is it permissible to undergo a cornea transplant? The cornea may be from a recently deceased registered tissue donor, or it could also be artificial.

2. If an artificial cornea isn't suitable/compatible and/or cannot be used, will it then be permissible to use from a donor?

Q: Does Islam allow the following:

1. Artificial insemination with the husband's semen?

2. Artificial insemination with a donor's semen? Buy the semen of another man if the semen of the husband is weak or has no egg.

3. Test tube babies i.e fertilization of wife's ovum with husband's sperm in a test tube and returning the fertilised ovum into the wife's uterus?