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Fatwa ID: 2193
Title: Do Not Resuscitate
Category: Varieties
Scholar: Dr. Hatem al-Haj
Date: 10/11/2006

Question
Is it allowed in Islam to make a living will to "Do not resuscitate" if person gets afflicted with a cardio respiratory arrest?

Answer

All praise be to Allah, and may his peace and blessings be on the last and best prophet and messenger, Muhammad.

It is allowable to do that in case the person (patient) is in a vegetative condition. If the CPR will save one`s life, and that person is not in a vegetative condition then it is not allowable to request a (DNR).

Allah knows best.