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  • Examining the dead

    What is your opinion about postmortem examination of a dead body to learn the reason of death?.. More

  • Reward for donating blood

    Since donating blood can save 6 lives per blood donation, if you donate blood with the intention to save 6 lives will you get the reward of saving 6 lives from Allah?Saving one life is like "saving the entire world.".. More

  • Free health care provided by the employing oil company

    My husband works for an oil company, which provides free health care for him and his family at a specific clinic. This service is not provided through any sort of insurance company. Also, keeping in mind that this clinic is financial maintained by all oil companies and that only employees of these companies and their families have access to the.. More

  • Committed abortion after the sixth week

    I refer to your Fatwa no. 85970. My wife aborted her pregnancy in the sixth week (Allah knows better). As per ultrasound report the heart movement had started at that time. The reason for aborting was that she had a Caesarean section in the last pregnancy and she is still suffering with pains in her waist and back. We did use a contraceptive.. More

  • Doctors request family to remove patient from life support machine

    What is the ruling concerning a husband and wife who have been married for a long time but have been living separately for more than a year indifferent countries? What is the ruling concerning a person who is on a life support machine and the family is asked by the doctors to switch it off?.. More

  • Unwanted Pregnancy

    We didn't want to have more babies, and we wanted to prevent it, but suddenly my wife saw that she is pregnant for one month. The question is: Can we abort the baby? .. More

  • If smoking is Haram, why not Coke and Pepsi?

    This question is in reference to Fatwa number 83261: 'Smoking is Haram.' Well, there are soft drinks too which have been proven to be harmful to health, like Coke, Pepsi, etc. Are such drinks also Haram? If smoking is Haram, how is it permitted in a stronghold Islamic country like Saudi Arabia? .. More

  • Wants abortion as husband does not support her

    I work and support my family. My husband does not support me I have three children already. Am I justified in having an abortion as I have recently found out I am pregnant... More

  • Injecting a patient with morphine

    Please answer my question as soon as possible, becauseI have to make my final decision within 24 hours.I work as a personal care giver for elder people. RecentlyI received an offer to take care of a very old lady who is restless and needs to be given oxygen every day. In order to supply her with oxygen she needs to be given an injection of morphine.. More

  • Wants to finance an abortion for needy friend

    Agood friend had just agreed with his wife to terminate her 2 weeks pregnancy by abortion. He is very heavily in debt financially. He earns about $1500 per month and the average cost to have a normal birth (without complications) in my country is about $2000. He already is struggling with 3 children aged 1, 2 and 3. The cost of living here is.. More

  • Removal of hair growing due to medical treatment

    I am undergoing treatment for some hormonal imbalances. Due to the treatment I have some hair growing on my hands. Is it permissible for me to remove this hair? Kindly advise in light of Hadith and Sunnah... More

  • Wants surgery to enlarge her breasts

    Ihas very small breasts and have been married for 6 years. Is it allowed in Islam tohave enlargement surgery to please one's husband?.. More

  • Printing labels for cigarette products

    I print stickers for companies with their brand name on the sticker and sell it to the companies for them to market their products. Is it permissible for me to print labels for cigarette companies so they can give their products as gifts?.. More

  • Pregnancy by artificial means

    We have a son who is 8 year’s old. Later my wife got pregnant once but within 3 months miscarried. Since then we tried but not successfully. Now doctors give us two options. 1) They can take my sperm and put in her by injection every month for 3 or 4 months. 2) They can take my sperm and my wife’s egg put them together outside. Then put everything.. More

  • Fertilization for pregnancy

    My question is regarding IVF and ICSI fertilization. I have read your answers regarding IVF but my question is regarding a special form of IVF called ICSI fertilization. My husband has very bad quality seed and the doctors recommend IVF fertilization. After an unsuccessful attempt and based on the quality seed they now recommend ICSI. The only.. More