The Ruling on the Use of Anesthesia in Surgical Operations
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The questioner:
Continue, please, Shaykh. Continue with the ruling on surgical operations.
The Shaykh:
The use of anesthesia and the like, if it aids in performing the operation, must be done with something, because the intention is not pleasure, and the intention is not intoxication, but rather the intention is to anesthetize the patient so that the doctor can perform the operation. Therefore, there must be some leniency in this matter. Yes.
The questioner:
And if there is an alternative, Shaykh, if there is an alternative, I mean.
The Shaykh:
And if there is a better alternative, then it is not obligatory to use the juice. If there is an alternative, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Continue, please, Shaykh. Continue with the ruling on surgical operations.
The Shaykh:
The use of anesthesia and the like, if it aids in performing the operation, must be done with something, because the intention is not pleasure, and the intention is not intoxication, but rather the intention is to anesthetize the patient so that the doctor can perform the operation. Therefore, there must be some leniency in this matter. Yes.
The questioner:
And if there is an alternative, Shaykh, if there is an alternative, I mean.
The Shaykh:
And if there is a better alternative, then it is not obligatory to use the juice. If there is an alternative, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٦٩ — archive.org (26:59)
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