What is the ruling on taking antidepressant medications, given that these medications have side effects?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on taking antidepressant medications if a person is depressed? If a person is depressed. Yes, depressed. Given that these medications have side effects on his health, is it permissible for him to take them?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter for the psychiatrists; they are the ones responsible for this. If they determine that the compounded harms are greater than the harm of the depression, they do not permit it, and it is not permissible in the Shari'ah. It is not permissible medically, nor is it permissible in the Shari'ah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on taking antidepressant medications if a person is depressed? If a person is depressed. Yes, depressed. Given that these medications have side effects on his health, is it permissible for him to take them?
Answer:
By Allah, this is a matter for the psychiatrists; they are the ones responsible for this. If they determine that the compounded harms are greater than the harm of the depression, they do not permit it, and it is not permissible in the Shari'ah. It is not permissible medically, nor is it permissible in the Shari'ah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [89 -939] ما حكم أخذ أدوية مضادة للاكتئاب علما بأن هذه الأدوية لها تأثيرات جانبية؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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