FatwaFederal TerritoriesMedicine & Health
AL-KAFI #1345: PENGGUNAAN BAHAN YANG HARAM DALAM PERUBATAN
Is it permissible to use prohibited substances in medical treatment?
Short answer
As a general rule, prohibited and impure substances may not be used as medicine, even in small amounts, based on hadiths forbidding treatment with unlawful things.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
As a general rule, prohibited and impure substances may not be used as medicine, even in small amounts, based on hadiths forbidding treatment with unlawful things. This prohibition applies when permissible and pure alternatives are still available. In cases of necessity, their use is allowed but limited to the extent required. Medicine should be halal, clean, pure and not harmful to the body.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kami berpendapat bahawa pengharaman pengubatan dengan bahan yang haram adalah selari dengan apa yang dinaskan oleh Allah dan Rasul-Nya SAW.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1345: PENGGUNAAN BAHAN YANG HARAM DALAM PERUBATAN”, 21 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3637-al-kafi-1345-penggunaan-bahan-yang-haram-dalam-perubatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/using-haram-substances-in-medical-treatment/