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Hukum Menggunakan Rawatan Terapi Larva (Maggot Debridement Therapy) Bagi Pesakit Luka Kronik
Is maggot debridement therapy permissible for chronic wound patients, and is their prayer valid?
Short answer
The Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs ruled that maggot debridement therapy for chronic wound patients is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs ruled that maggot debridement therapy for chronic wound patients is permissible. The patient's acts of worship, especially prayer, remain valid during treatment, as the carcass of an animal without flowing blood, including a dead larva, is considered pure. Patients may perform tayammum to lift major or minor ritual impurity if water would harm the affected area.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa hukum menggunakan Rawatan Terapi Larva (Maggot Debridement Therapy) bagi pesakit luka kronik adalah harus dan ibadah yang dilakukan oleh pesakit terutamanya solat ketika menjalani rawatan terapi ini adalah sah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Menggunakan Rawatan Terapi Larva (Maggot Debridement Therapy) Bagi Pesakit Luka Kronik”, 15 February 2012. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-menggunakan-rawatan-terapi-larva-maggot-debridement-therapy-bagi-pesakit-luka-kronik. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-maggot-debridement-therapy-chronic-wounds/