SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about a person who is suffering from incurable illness and does not wish to continue with treatments.
Question: I am suffering from an incurable illness/disease but I am not willing to continue with treatment to live longer; is this considered to be a sin?
The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi: If the life of an ill person depends on treatment, it is Wajib for that person to treat himself/herself unless the pain and suffering or difficulties after the treatment the ill person is reduced to extremity and helplessness.
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