I am a scientist doing research on the human cell and its reaction to cancer. Recently I was approached to do research in this field but using human feutus that were aborted at the age of five months. I am worried that this will not be permitted in Islam. The research is geared to finding cures to cancer but the thought of working on human fetus is.. More
Today I had a kind of shared ethics meeting. We (medical and nursing students and 2 supervisors) were discussing some ethical issues. As I expected before the meeting, we came to an issue about Muslims and Islam. It concerned a young married Muslim woman who was sick and her family didn't allow her to be examined by a male doctor, the only doctor available.. More
Bismillah arrahman arrahim, assalam alaykom wa rahmatollah, i sent you a question for a fatwa and i am sending you now a detailed letterabout my story. please help me. I am a muslim man who lives in canada. I need your help to give me a fatwain marriage and i need your knowledge of the islamic laws to help me. I am an engineer, an honest man, who follows.. More
Is smoking Haraam? Some people say smoking is makrooh, but I believe it is haraam, since it causes harm and damage to the body just like illegal drugs. I heard that smoking was declared haraam, but many people continue to believe it is makrooh.
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