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Q. Does a pap smear or the insertion of medication in the private part of a woman break her fast? A. As a rule, if any substance reaches one’s digestive system whilst fasting, the fast will be invalid. In terms of a woman inserting medication in the private part or undergoing a pap smear whilst… read more »
Is blood donation allowed in islam? 2.Is donation of parts of body allowed? … But i heard islam prohibhits donating organs after death is it true if yes “why”? Answer: Ref. No. 41/1078 In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful The answer to your question is as follows: If a patient… read more »
Q. In contemporary medical surgery, cauterization is used. Cautery is the use of electric current (mono-polar or bipolar) to stop the bleeding of blood vessels during surgery. It is also used during telescopic surgery to coagulate larger blood vessels that feed organs like ovaries, uterus, gall bladder, appendix etc. after which organs are removed. In… read more »
Q. I have a cast over my arm after breaking a bone in my arm. What do I do in Wudhu? Do I wash the cast in Wudhu or leave it out? A. It is not necessary to wash a cast placed on any of the organs of Wudhu/Ghusal during Wudhu/Ghusal. It will suffice for… read more »
Q. My question is regarding Ghusl bath. Is it compulsory after every sexual encounter or just prior to performing salaah or reading quran? Washing my hair after every relation is now making it dry and dropping terribly, what can I do in this instance? A. A Ghusl bath becomes compulsory upon a person whenever there… read more »
Q. I got an application for a driver’s permit and there was a section that asked if I would like to donate my organs to the Hospital after I die. I started thinking that it could save lives and it would be a continuous charity that I can still reap rewards of in the grave…. read more »
Q: Assalaamu Alaikum, I would like to gain some guidance with regards to taking medication which contain alcohol. As such I am hoping that this can be published on the fatwa section of the website as there are many conflicting views on taking medication which contain alcohol. I do believe it can aid the public… read more »
Assalaamu Alaikum, If a woman when a intrauterine demises but in order to process with the miscarriage the hospital suggest she goes through a dnc / surgical evacuation so will her waiting period be the same as nifaas 40 days 40 nights, because the bleeding is lighter than nifaas and the may stop within a… read more »
Question: Dear Mufti Sahib I want to know that it is established from the Hadith that pictures and drawings are haram even a hadith state that angels do not enter the house with pictures and drawings. 1. Since, I am a student I have many books, guides, notebooks etc with drawing and pictures and some… read more »
Question: At present our father is on a life support machine in the hospital. Doctors say that if he is taken out of it there is a high possibility that he may die. What should we do? An Imam over here in New York say that if anyone of the family members takes it out… read more »