التأصيل الشرعي في معالجة كوفيد- 19 باللقاحات

THE ISLAMIC LEGAL BASIS FOR TREATING COVID-19 WITH VACCINES

Abstract

Some Muslims these days differed about taking the anti-Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines based on that the origin of these vaccines is non-Muslim countries, as well as the lack of sufficient information for the components of these vaccines. Given the importance of preventing this epidemic, this research came to show the rule of Islam on taking these vaccines and benefiting from them to treat patients infected with this epidemic, and for the safety of healthy people from infection. The researchers used the inductive and analytical approaches in this study, which consists of extrapolating and following verses of Qur’an and hadith, as well as jurists’ opinions in this regard. Based on that, the researchers analyzed the data gathered and discussed them, as well as deduced the legal ruling for related issues in accordance with the spirit and purposes of Islamic law. Besides, this study referred to opinions of doctors specialized in this field from their references or approved medical resources. The study has concluded several results, the most important result is that medication is a prophetic Sunnah, there is no contradiction between it and the principle of trust in Allah and belief in divine decree. Islam also does not forbid the use of medicines or vaccines even though they are produced by non-Muslim countries as long as there is no conclusive evidence of prohibited or impure ingredients. Similarly, Islam also permits medicines that contain prohibited or impure ingredients, when there is necessity and in time of emergency.