The Ruling on Medical Anesthesia to Numb the Patient
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Question:
The commentator’s statement: “As for anesthesia, it is forbidden.” The anesthesia known to us.
Answer:
My father numbs the skin. Anesthesia numbs the patient so that his treatment is easier for him. This is not an intoxicant; it is an anesthetic for the body, a numbing of the body, so that he does not feel pain. There is nothing wrong with this. It is not among the intoxicants. Anesthesia is used to numb the bone so that he does not feel pain during treatment, in the time of the commentator’s author. Yes, yes.
The commentator’s statement: “As for anesthesia, it is forbidden.” The anesthesia known to us.
Answer:
My father numbs the skin. Anesthesia numbs the patient so that his treatment is easier for him. This is not an intoxicant; it is an anesthetic for the body, a numbing of the body, so that he does not feel pain. There is nothing wrong with this. It is not among the intoxicants. Anesthesia is used to numb the bone so that he does not feel pain during treatment, in the time of the commentator’s author. Yes, yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب حد الشارب وبيان المُسْكِر — islamhouse.com (6:52)
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