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Is it allowed to keep a critically ill patient on a ventilator according to the Shari’ah?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Jamia Binoria
If a patient is in a very critical condition, and the patient is only able to breathe naturally by 20% or so, and doctors advise to keep him on a ventilator to support is breath, is this allowed as per Shari’ah?

الجواب حامدا و مصلیا

If the patient is in a critical condition and a professional doctor suggests keeping him on a ventilator to support his health, then it will permissible to keep him on the ventilator.

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This Q&A was indexed from the official english fatwa portal of Jamia Binoria. It is an Islamic educational institute in Karachi, Pakistan.