Fatwas

ENTRY NO. 03 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on treatment with tiger fat

Question: What is the ruling on so-called (tiger fat) that is currently widespread in the market? Is it permissible to use it for treatment? Answer:...

ENTRY NO. 04 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on treatment with sedatives and tranquilizers

Question: What is the ruling on medical treatment with sedatives, tranquilizers, and drugs that affect the brain and overall awareness? Answer: It is not permissible...

ENTRY NO. 05 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on treatment with intoxicants

Question: What is the ruling on drinking Khamr (intoxicants) in case of necessity, i.e. Being advised by the doctor to do so? Answer: According to...

ENTRY NO. 07 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on taking hypnotic drugs

Question: Is it permissible to use a hypnotic drug (sleeping pills)? Answer: Yes, it is permissible to use a hypnotic drug when needed with a...

ENTRY NO. 08 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on mixing drugs with intoxicating alcohol

Question: It is evident that drugs are indispensable and available for people through many means; they may have it for free from the public hospitals,...

ENTRY NO. 09 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on medicines containing Khamr

Question: I came across a medicine called Dentinox in one pharmacy in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. This medicine is used for looking after babies’ teeth but it...

ENTRY NO. 11 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on drinking donkey's milk as treatment

Question: Some people drink the milk of domestic donkeys. Whenever I inform them about its prohibition, they argue that prohibited things become permissible during affliction....

ENTRY NO. 13 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on cleaning with cologne and alcohol

Question: What is the ruling on using cologne with alcohol for medical purposes such as a disinfectant for injuries? Also what is the ruling on...

ENTRY NO. 14 Muharram 15, 1442 AH / 3rd Sep 2020

Celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid

Question 1: The people here hold an eleven-day celebration in commemoration of the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal. They gather the Muslims together...

ENTRY NO. 15 Muharram 15, 1442 AH / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid

Question: Celebrating the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday): a meeting is held in commemoration of that occasion in which people talk about the life of the...

ENTRY NO. 16 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Ruling on bloodletting

Question: Is it permissible to practice bloodletting to discharge bad blood from some veins? Answer: It is permissible to discharge bad blood. It is authentically...

ENTRY NO. 17 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Prohibited medicines

Question: What are the kinds of herbs a Muslim is forbidden to make use of for treatment? Answer: A Muslim is forbidden to make use...

ENTRY NO. 18 Muharram 15, 1442 / 3rd Sep 2020

Prescribing a medicine containing alcohol

Question: I want to hear your Fatwa on some medicines that contain alcohol. I am so worried and anxious about the matter. I fear that...