Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life: Islamic Perspective

Journal of Religion and Health
Hassan Chamsi-Pasha, Mohammed Ali Albar

Abstract

Many Muslim patients and families are often reluctant to accept fatal diagnoses and prognoses. Not infrequently, aggressive therapy is sought by the patient or his/her family, to prolong the life of the patient at all costs. A series of searches were conducted of Medline databases published in English between January 2000 and January 2015 with the following Keywords: End-of-life, Ethics and Islam. Islamic law permits the withdrawal of futile treatment, including all kinds of life support, from terminally ill patients leaving death to take its natural course. However, such decision should only take place when the physicians are confident that death is inevitable. All interventions ensuring patient's comfort and dignity should be maintained. This topic is quite challenging for the health care providers of Muslim patients in the Western World.

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