The ruling on administering anesthesia during the amputation of limbs
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to administer anesthesia during the amputation of limbs to alleviate the pain?
Answer:
By Allah, this was discussed in a study by the Committee of Senior Scholars, and I do not think they have reached a conclusion on it yet. It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is not permissible, because the requirement is that he should taste the pain, and this is a punishment for him. If we anesthetize him, he feels nothing, whereas the victim was in pain, was he not? And they did not give the victim any anesthesia; they did not give him any anesthetic gas. So he must taste the pain. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to administer anesthesia during the amputation of limbs to alleviate the pain?
Answer:
By Allah, this was discussed in a study by the Committee of Senior Scholars, and I do not think they have reached a conclusion on it yet. It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is not permissible, because the requirement is that he should taste the pain, and this is a punishment for him. If we anesthetize him, he feels nothing, whereas the victim was in pain, was he not? And they did not give the victim any anesthesia; they did not give him any anesthetic gas. So he must taste the pain. Yes.
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