Haram Vaccination in the Prophet Muhammad’s Treatment Perspective

Oman Chapter of Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 2014

The goal of public health is to prevent disease and vaccination fulfils that role by protecting people from contracting serious diseases as well as curtailing the spread of such diseases to others. However, the implementation of the World Health Organization's (WHO) polio vaccination drive is being hampered in some Muslims countries. For example, polio workers are being killed in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Somalia. This article addresses the concerns that Muslims have vis-à-vis to vaccination and attempts to dispel them on the basis of al-Maqasid al-Shari`ah (objectives of Divine Law) and insights from al-Fiqh al-Tibbi al-Islami (Islamic Medical Jurisprudence).

The issue of permissible and forbidden materials found in the production and consumption of medicinal products has generated serious debates among Muslims in the present day. Despite the general prohibition from using forbidden material in any medicinal product, there are also cases where it is permitted. Amidst this divergence of opinions among religious scholars on the matter, this paper aims to analyse this issue in a comprehensive manner from the perspectives of the jurists, Muslim medical practitioners and modern interpretations of the Islamic Law as exemplified by the Fatwa Council of a modern day Muslim country. The study employs qualitative research methods comprising historical and content analysis in developing a holistic understanding of the issue under discussion. The findings explicate the religious and legal basis of using forbidden materials that can provide a guideline on understanding its use in the medical and health aspects.

JBIMA, 2020

As of December 29, 2020, more than 70,750 deaths had been reported in the UK to have been caused by COVID-19. Although efforts are being made worldwide to develop a vaccine, the question British Muslims face is regarding the Islamic ruling on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. For this purpose, this article provides an analysis of the research into the main arguments made from an Islamic perspective concerning vaccines. These arguments are extrapolated from the discourse on vaccination by examining key fatwas and events since the late 1980s. My research finds that the 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have been and continue to be strongly in favour of eradicating infectious diseases through the use of vaccines. The arguments made against vaccines are based on a) an interpretation of the Qur'an that the human immune system is not designed to be vaccinated through intramuscular (IM) or oral vaccines and b) that vaccines contain dangerous ingredients. Moreover, in war-ravaged Muslim countries, notions have emerged that vaccines are adulterated to sterilise Muslim women. This article is aimed to help British muftis, Muslim faith leaders, healthcare professionals in the UK, the NHS and PHE to help contextualise the arguments put forward against vaccines in the effort to overcome challenges in introducing the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

JIL: Journal of Islamic Law, 2022

Recently, the Indonesian Muslim community has been shocked by the government's policy to use the AstraZeneca Vaccine to minimize the negative impact of Corona Virus Disease 10 (Covid-19). This policy is permitted by the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), although it uses trypsin from pigs to make the vaccine. This article explains the legal problems of using the vaccine from a hermeneutic perspective. This research is a literature review using the MUI Fatwa Number 14 of 2021 concerning the Law on the Use of the Covid-19 Vaccine for AstraZeneca Products as primary data and analyzing it descriptively with a hermeneutic approach. The authors found that the MUI Fatwa Number 14 of 2021 was a direct request from the government and was used as a guideline for implementing the AstraZeneca Vaccine for Muslim communities in Indonesia. In determining the fatwa on the permissibility of using the AstraZeneca Vaccine in an emergency to create herd immunity against Covid-19, the MUI ...

Tasfiyah: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam

Muslims nowadays face at least two unfortunate realities in accordance with medicinal treatment. The first reality is to take any medicines available at pharmacies without any idea of the lawful-status of these medicines; h} alāl or h} arām. Despite of the well-known brands and merits, there are quite serious contra-indications found within those medicines. The second reality is the Islamic-which are so called by alternative-medicines which, recently popular, yet mis-produced by some individuals to gain more profits. The outcome of this action made the price of these alternative medicines even higher. Thus, it is needed to find a solution that could overcome these conditions. That is the vision of reality and truth as a Muslim (Islamic worldview) toward healing as the problem solving. The characteristics of this Islamic worldview in accordance to this matter is the awareness as Muslim about the lawful status of medicines available, a consciousness as a producers of these medicines to help others based on Islamic spirit as well as to socialize al-T} ib al-Nabawīy and finally the ultimate understanding that it is Allah SWT who gives health (asy-syifā`)since He is ' Asy-Syāfî'.

Acta Scientific Medical Sciences, 2019

At the present time, attention to traditional, protective, complementary and natural applications of medicine is on the rise. Religious medical therapies is a special case of curiosity. For Muslims, Prophetic Medicine (al-Ṭibb al-Nabawi) and Islamic Medicine, are gaining popularity as a reflection of love to their Prophet, Mohamed, and Sunnah (his traditions) perception. Al-Tıb al-Nabaw refers to the curative treatments and preventive medicine reported in the Prophetic guidance and practice. After the demise of the Prophet and the rise of Islam, a vast literature had been written in these fields. Some confusions are arising and questions being asked: is Prophetic Medicine and Islamic Medicine the same thing? What is this new term "Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine"? How those practices, if distinct, are interconnected to each other? And how related to alternative and complementary medicine? The issue of how to understand the Prophetic medicine has become a subject of interest for Muslims vis-à-vis to others in fields of modern medical sciences. This exploration is an initiative to critically review, analyze and construct, within contemporary understanding and practices, the existing formulations and definitions of Prophetic and Islamic Medicine, to propose answers to those arising questions.

International journal of religion, 2024

Prophetic medicine describes various methods of treatment and prevention of diseases recommended by the Prophet SAW. The Prophet was seen suggesting the use of certain natural ingredients such as honey, tamar and al-habbah al-sauda' to the his companions as a solution to their health problems. Recently, this aspect of holiness that accompanies the Prophet's words has been exploited by some parties with the aim of promoting their products that contain the ingredients mentioned in the hadith. Some traders who sell these ingredients directly are also seen not to be left behind in publicizing the business with the same modus operandi. Not only that, some of the generality of the hadith phrases of the Prophet (SAW) are also used arbitrarily to gain the interest of the buyers without taking the understanding of Islamic scholars and modern medical experts as a backup in interacting with the relevant hadiths. The objective of this article is to highlight the principles of prophetic medicine as espoused by Mahmud Nazhim al-Nasimi in his work "Al-Tibb al-Nabawi wa al-'Ilm al-Hadith". The analysis is done based on deductive approach and comparison of the principles he has proposed with the comments of Islamic scholars in the works of hadith compilations. The results of the study found that the principles of prophetic medicine stated by al-Nasimi such as the incorporation of elements of revelation and ijtihad in prophetic medicine were found to be in line with the ideas that had been stated by some early Islamic scholars.

European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 2013

Islam is not only a religion but also a total way of life. It covers every aspect of human endeavour. So when addressing the issue of medication, Islam has a lot to say about it, ranging from its meaning and purpose, to its utilization and efficacy. Thus, in this paper effort is made to expose the Islamic concept of medication in the light of the Qur'an and Hadith, based on the following headings, aside the introduction and conclusion: The concept and principle of medication in Islam, the Qur'an and medication, the Hadith and medication and the forms of medication in Islam.

The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 2021

The spread of diseases prompted by dangerous viruses harms all walks of life, regardless of age or gender. The spread of these diseases is more likely to infect children, and it worsens the situation. The level of immunity of children is lower than that of adults due to their immature immune system and is still building resistance and immunity to disease attacks. In an attempt to overcome this problem, global doctors introduced vaccines to strengthen the human body’s immunity further to cope with various infectious diseases. Nevertheless, there is a group of anti-vaccines, particularly among Muslims who rejected vaccines because they are derived from najis (impurities). The allegation garnered attention from certain groups based on religious beliefs. Hence, this research’s objective was to study the fatwa determination of vaccine rule derived from najisaccording to Islamic perspective and analyse scientific views more clearly about vaccines. This study adopted a descriptive qualitat...

Routledge Companion to the Qur'an , 2021