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Health & Funerals

Medicine, illness, death, funerals and Islamic wills. Short, honest answers for new Muslims.

Can a male doctor deliver my baby as a Muslim?

Yes, a male doctor can deliver your baby when needed. Islam allows it by necessity; here's how to ask for a female midwife and what if it's urgent.

How to explain death to your child as a Muslim: simple, age-appropriate words about the soul and Jannah, grieving relatives, and kids at funerals.

No, pregnant or breastfeeding women may skip Ramadan fasts if they fear harm. Learn about making up days, fidyah by school, and asking your midwife.

It depends: the funeral prayer can be held in the mosque or outside. What the Prophet did, how the four schools differ and how janazah works today.

No, touching a dead body does not break wudu. A believer's body isn't impure; a bath after washing the dead is recommended, not required.

Seeing a dead person in a dream has no fixed meaning in Islam: often it's grief, sometimes a good dream. Respond with dua and charity for them.

Yes, Muslims can do tai chi as gentle exercise, but should avoid its Taoist side: chi energy beliefs, chants and bowing to images or teachers.

Yes, you can exercise on your period. Islam only pauses prayer, fasting and a few acts of worship; sport, gym and swimming are all allowed.

Yes, Muslims can diet to lose weight. Islam teaches moderation in eating, but warns against extreme diets that harm your body or mind.

Yes, Islam encourages exercise: your body is a trust, the Prophet raced and praised strength, and staying fit helps you worship and serve others.

Yes, you can make wudu with a prosthetic limb. Wash what remains of the limb in the wudu area; if none remains, that step drops.

Yes, most scholars say a nicotine patch doesn't break your fast because it works through the skin. Smoking, vaping and nicotine gum do break it.