Is it permissible to administer a monthly injection to stop menstruation in a disabled girl who cannot see or hear?
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The questioner : It emerged from the details of his speech that this injection must be taken every month.
The Shaykh : This is what I understood: that her age is twelve years.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Does that mean she has started menstruating?
The questioner : After she started menstruating, but they requested it from him.
The Shaykh : As a precaution, I mean.
The questioner : They requested it from him when she reached the age of menstruation.
The Shaykh : I mean, if she menstruates, he gives her the injection monthly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, do you know the girl?
The questioner : No, no, I do not know her.
The Shaykh : I mean, what is the nature of her disability?
The questioner : No, I have not seen her, but the man is close to her and far from her, as if he is from her mother’s maternal uncles or something. She cannot hear or see.
The Shaykh : You see, the matter has precision in it. You see, if she menstruates and reaches maturity, is there a means to make her understand what Allah has made obligatory upon her?
The questioner : In my opinion, the man has a means and the capability, but in the center where she is, I do not know.
The Shaykh : He does not have a means.
The questioner : He does not have a means and cannot communicate with her.
The Shaykh : No problem, we are saying now, in general, based on what you know, is it possible to make such a disabled person understand prayer, fasting, and what is obligatory upon her if she reaches the age of accountability?
The questioner : Our Shaykh, it appears to be very difficult.
The Shaykh : I say the matter differs completely if there is a means to make her understand what is obligatory upon her, such as prayer and fasting, and what follows from knowing these obligations in detail. In my opinion, based on what I have seen in some scenes on television here in Amman, in a broadcast for the deaf, you must have heard of it, this young man has a beard to some extent, he does not speak, but uses gestures to his head, his chest, strange things, a special language, I mean, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, so in my belief, if such a person understands the news of the world for the deaf and mute through gestures, it is possible to make a person of this type and gender understand what Allah has made obligatory upon her.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh, although she also cannot see.
The Shaykh : She is also blind.
The questioner : She is also blind. His speech says she has no sensation except touch.
The Shaykh : I wanted this detail so that our answer does not contain some generality that might be harmful. I wanted to say that if stopping menstruation for this girl does not prevent her from performing the obligations she understands from others, then there is no harm. But if the matter is as I said last, in one word, there is no harm in implementing this condition if its cause is found.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : This is what I understood: that her age is twelve years.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Does that mean she has started menstruating?
The questioner : After she started menstruating, but they requested it from him.
The Shaykh : As a precaution, I mean.
The questioner : They requested it from him when she reached the age of menstruation.
The Shaykh : I mean, if she menstruates, he gives her the injection monthly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, do you know the girl?
The questioner : No, no, I do not know her.
The Shaykh : I mean, what is the nature of her disability?
The questioner : No, I have not seen her, but the man is close to her and far from her, as if he is from her mother’s maternal uncles or something. She cannot hear or see.
The Shaykh : You see, the matter has precision in it. You see, if she menstruates and reaches maturity, is there a means to make her understand what Allah has made obligatory upon her?
The questioner : In my opinion, the man has a means and the capability, but in the center where she is, I do not know.
The Shaykh : He does not have a means.
The questioner : He does not have a means and cannot communicate with her.
The Shaykh : No problem, we are saying now, in general, based on what you know, is it possible to make such a disabled person understand prayer, fasting, and what is obligatory upon her if she reaches the age of accountability?
The questioner : Our Shaykh, it appears to be very difficult.
The Shaykh : I say the matter differs completely if there is a means to make her understand what is obligatory upon her, such as prayer and fasting, and what follows from knowing these obligations in detail. In my opinion, based on what I have seen in some scenes on television here in Amman, in a broadcast for the deaf, you must have heard of it, this young man has a beard to some extent, he does not speak, but uses gestures to his head, his chest, strange things, a special language, I mean, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, so in my belief, if such a person understands the news of the world for the deaf and mute through gestures, it is possible to make a person of this type and gender understand what Allah has made obligatory upon her.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh, although she also cannot see.
The Shaykh : She is also blind.
The questioner : She is also blind. His speech says she has no sensation except touch.
The Shaykh : I wanted this detail so that our answer does not contain some generality that might be harmful. I wanted to say that if stopping menstruation for this girl does not prevent her from performing the obligations she understands from others, then there is no harm. But if the matter is as I said last, in one word, there is no harm in implementing this condition if its cause is found.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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