If a patient can recover from a critical condition through a medical perspective but still has advance directives of DNR (do not resuscitate) or DNI (do not intubate), what role should the healthcare provider play from a Fiqh point of view?
If a patient can recover from a critical condition through a medical perspective but still has advance directives of DNR (do not resuscitate) or DNI (do not intubate), what role should the healthcare provider play from a Fiqh point of view?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 years ago
Muslim healthcare provider must save the life of the patient in every possible way even if the patient does not want that help by directing DNR or DNI. Saving the life of the patient does not depend on his will but it is absolutely obligatory in Islam.
Wassalam.