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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a doctor to stop medication for a patient in the final stage of death?

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The questioner : ... One question, which is whether a doctor can ... stop medication for a patient in his final stage, and the transfer of organs from one patient to another patient who needs that organ. Thirdly, the termination of a pregnancy ... which is the first option, is this the way, or giving a contraceptive to prevent pregnancy?
Another questioner: ...

The Shaykh : ... Regarding the patient in the final stage of death, regarding ... stopping the machines before the final stage until death after the failure, the failure of all treatments. If the doctor is convinced that there is no benefit from using the medications, there is no doubt in the permissibility of that, because the original rule, excuse me, is ...
The audience laughedضحك الحضور
The original rule regarding medications is that they are not all on the same level in terms of the obligation to adhere to and take them. Some medications are ... in treatment, so it is obligatory to take them. Some are not ... in that, but rather have this ... so it is good to use them. And some are more ... so this necessitates leaving them. If the doctor has reached this level, as mentioned in the question, I do not think it is merely permissible, but rather obligatory.
Source alathar.net

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