1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

6 Questions

Can life support be removed if a person is in a persistent vegetative state and in the opinion of the attending physicians has no known hope of regaining awareness and higher mental functions no matter what is done?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

We must do everything possible to keep the patient alive. We should not remove life support under any circumstance as it can cause an earlier death.

'Wassalam.
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

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.