The Ruling on the Use of Sedative Medications
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, are there some sedative medications?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: There are some sedative medications, so what is the ruling on using them?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to use a sedative, a narcotic, or an intoxicant, provided it is used as a medicine. They only permitted anesthesia because it relieves the patient during surgery, so they permitted it for this reason alone. They have a medicine; anesthesia is not a medicine, but it is used so that the patient does not feel the surgery being performed on him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, are there some sedative medications?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: There are some sedative medications, so what is the ruling on using them?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to use a sedative, a narcotic, or an intoxicant, provided it is used as a medicine. They only permitted anesthesia because it relieves the patient during surgery, so they permitted it for this reason alone. They have a medicine; anesthesia is not a medicine, but it is used so that the patient does not feel the surgery being performed on him. Yes.
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