Vaccination Notes for a future Central-Mosque.com article as suggested by Brother x11 and Aunty Acacia:
Applicable to UK only (Initial look, needs thorough look and evaluation)
Default Ruling of Vaccinations:
Halal
Ruling of Vaccinations containing Haram ingredients:
darulfiqh.com/are-flu-vaccinations-permissible-i-have-hea...
Question:
Are flu vaccinations permissible? I have heard they contain porcine gelatine?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, it is not permissible to use medication with harām contents unless the two following conditions are present:
1) A reliable Muslim doctor advises the use of the medication.
2) There are no other halāl alternatives.
If a reliable Muslim doctor advises against the use of a particular medication or there are other halāl alternatives, it is not permissible thereafter to make use of the harām medication.[1]
With regards to the flu vaccine, after speaking to a number of doctors, they have confirmed that the nasal spray flu vaccine offered to children in the UK does contain porcine gelatine.
One must consult a reliable Muslim doctor to establish whether it is an absolute necessity to take the flu vaccine and if there are other alternatives available.
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam al-Mahmudi,
www.darulfiqh.com
[1] (قَوْلُهُ وَجَوَّزَهُ فِي النِّهَايَةِ إلَخْ) وَنَصُّهُ وَفِي التَّهْذِيبِ: يَجُوزُ لِلْعَلِيلِ شُرْبُ الْبَوْلِ وَالدَّمِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ لِلتَّدَاوِي إذَا أَخْبَرَهُ طَبِيبٌ مُسْلِمٌ أَنَّ شِفَاءَهُ فِيهِ، وَلَمْ يَجِدْ مِنْ الْمُبَاحِ مَا يَقُومُ مَقَامَهُ (رد المحتار، ج 6، ص 389، سعيد)
أما إذا علم أن فيه شفاء، وليس له دواء آخر غيره يجوز الاستشفاء به (المحيط البرهاني، ج 8، ص 82، إدارة القران)
فتاوي محمودية، ج 18، ص 367، فاروقية
كفاية المفتي، ج 9، ص 150
www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/23591
Assalamualakum Respected Mufti Is it permissible to give vaccines to children? These vaccines do contain haraam ingredients.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, one may take medication containing haram ingredients only if it is recommended by a trustworthy Muslim doctor and he assures that there are no halāl alternatives.[1] The same ruling applies for vaccines containing haram ingredients.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] (قَوْلُهُ وَجَوَّزَهُ فِي النِّهَايَةِ إلَخْ) وَنَصُّهُ وَفِي التَّهْذِيبِ: يَجُوزُ لِلْعَلِيلِ شُرْبُ الْبَوْلِ وَالدَّمِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ لِلتَّدَاوِي إذَا أَخْبَرَهُ طَبِيبٌ مُسْلِمٌ أَنَّ شِفَاءَهُ فِيهِ، وَلَمْ يَجِدْ مِنْ الْمُبَاحِ مَا يَقُومُ مَقَامَهُ (رد المحتار، ج 6، ص 389، سعيد)
أما إذا علم أن فيه شفاء، وليس له دواء آخر غيره يجوز الاستشفاء به (المحيط البرهاني، ج 8، ص 82، إدارة القران)
فتاوي محمودية، ج 18، ص 367، فاروقية
كفاية المفتي، ج 9، ص 150
Respected Sister,
That is not possible because as I have shown you with independent studies the ingredients and rules and application differ for vaccinations (from country to country) but please share your blog and also indicate if you would be happy for me to view and comment on your content.
If you are unaware of this area then please admit to your shortcomings so Muslims who may stumble upon your blog won’t get accidentally confused and perplexed.
If you don't feel comfortable with it please post the blog and indicate that you wouldn't like your findings scrutinised.
Jazakallahu Khayran
Sister,
I request that you answer a few simple questions:
Please don't flood the forum with "information" you have the choice to believe in whatever you want to believe in but it is your duty to state the truth.
Jzk
Respected Sister,
First everybody is calm and calculated but Jazakallahu Khayran for your advice.
Do you understand this simple line in plain English? Depending on your response I will proceed further.
Jazakallahu Khayran
Child Vaccinations in Britain: Response to Al-Majlis (South Africa)
Asslamo Allaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
Duas:
Before proceeding I would like to state that Shaykh (Mufti) AS Desai (HA) is our elder and Hazrat (HA) has always recommended comments on his articles so I request Hazrat (HA)’s Duas and I in turn make sincere dua to Allah (SWT) to grant our dear respected and beloved Hazrat (HA) long life and best of success in this world and the next (Ameen).
This is just to inform Shaykh (Mufti) AS Desai (HA) of the technical details of this Mas'ala in UK.
Introduction:
This blog is being penned in response to our beloved Brothers and Sisters who are connected with our dear respected, honourable and beloved Shaykh (Mufti) AS Desai (HA) and his stance on vaccination.
Before proceeding, please read the twin disclaimer as follows:
With Taufeeq from Allah (SWT), adult vaccinations may be handled at a later date.
Global Application?
Again, let me repeat that this is based on Children Vaccination in UK and cannot be applied to South Africa, USA, Pakistan, India or rest of Europe. Any article which begins to discuss vaccinations and ingredients (globally) without making any distinctions must be further investigated.
Al-Majlis Stance:
Since I have no idea which other Ulamah are involved in Al-Majlis (South Africa) I would merely attribute this to our dear and beloved Hazrat Shaykh (Mufti) AS Desai (HA) who takes the following two positions:
Critique of Al-Majlis Stance:
Mercury?
This is known as Thiomersal (also called Thimerosal) and it is NOT used in any of the Children's vaccinations in UK so Hazrat Shaykh (Mufti) AS Desai (HA) stance is inapplicable to UK.
Formaldehyde?
Hazrat Shaykh (Mufti) AS Desai (HA)'s article lists an ingredient called "Aluminium formaldehyde" but I suspect that Hazrat means the two separately and a comma has been missed or further explaination missed as a typo so it should be:
We will discuss "Formaldehyde", first Insha'Allah.
Human body naturally produces "Formaldehyde" during metabolism formate by an enzyme called formaldehyde dehydrogenase and the resulting formate excreted through Urine by exhalation (by Co2). This is a natural process, blood samples from even babies contain "Formaldehyde". There are plenty of fruits and vegetables which naturally contain "Formaldehyde".
Here are three scientific facts:
Apart from the fact that there is no established scientific study to prove the harms of "Formaldehyde" in vaccinations, If we were to give every Child vaccine available in USA (higher then UK) together in ONE GO (which is NEVER done) here is the comaprison:
Every vaccine containing "Formaldehyde" given together (impossibility # 1) and the baby’s body not metabolising it at all (impossibility # 2) will result in roughly 1.8 mg of "Formaldehyde"
Baby's blood stream (naturally) contains 1.1 mg of "Formaldehyde"
Apples have 6.3 – 22.3 (mg/kg) of "Formaldehyde"
Aluminium?
In the UK Aluminium is used in vaccines in the form of salts such as aluminium hydroxide, aluminium phosphate, and potassium aluminium sulphate. Aluminium salts are an important component of vaccines since they act as adjuvants, strengthening and lengthening the immune response to the vaccine. It is used in some vaccines (not all).
Aluminium naturally occurs in our environment in these quantities:
Quantities of Aluminum in Other Things | |
---|---|
Breast milk | 0.04 milligrams per liter (mg/L) |
Ponds, lakes, streams | 0.1 mg/L |
Infant formula | 0.225 mg/L |
Soy-based formula | 0.46 to 0.93 mg/L |
Buffered aspirin | 10 to 20 mg/tablet |
Antacid | 104-208 mg/tablet |
In the UK the quantity it is less than 2 milligrams of the salts, and less than a milligram of actual aluminium in the vaccines used.
In USA the quantity is precisely as follows:
Quantities of Aluminum in Vaccines | |
---|---|
Pneumococcal vaccine | 0.125 mg/dose |
Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine | < 0.17 to < 0.625 mg/dose |
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine | 0.225 mg/dose |
Hib/ Hep B vaccine | 0.225 mg/dose |
Hepatitis A vaccine (Hep A) | 0.225 to 0.25 mg/dose (pediatrics) 0.45 to 0.5 mg/dose (adults) |
Hepatitis B vaccine (Hep B) | 0.225 to 0.5 mg/dose |
Hep A/ Hep B vaccine | 0.45 mg/dose |
DTaP/inactivated polio/ Hep B vaccine | < 0.85 mg/dose |
DTaP/inactivated polio/Hib vaccine | 0.33 mg/dose |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine | 0.225 mg/dose |
Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine | 0.25 mg/dose |
*Note: One milligram is one-thousandth of a gram. One gram is the weight of one-fifth of a teaspoon of water.
There are two well known studies from 2002 and subsequently from 2011 which show no ill effects of aluminium whatsoever so feel free to compare the results
Haram Ingredients?
See below...
Summary of every child vaccine in UK:
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