{"id":55,"date":"2020-02-09T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T00:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.147\/shariawiz\/?p=55"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:32:34","slug":"what-is-a-health-care-directive-also-known-as-a-health-care-proxy-or-living-will-and-why-do-i-need-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/02\/09\/what-is-a-health-care-directive-also-known-as-a-health-care-proxy-or-living-will-and-why-do-i-need-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Health Care Directive (also known as a Health Care Proxy or Living Will) and why do I need it? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: Why Do You Need A Health Care Directive?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dZ65A_HuTXg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>God forbid you have an accident or medical emergency and you\u2019re unable to make decisions about your health\u2014or that you become generally incapacitated, fall into a coma, or must be kept alive by artificial life support.<\/p>\n<p>A Health Care Directive (also called a Living Will or Health Care Proxy) is a legal document that allows you to appoint a person you trust to make health care decisions on your behalf if you cannot communicate your decisions on your own.<\/p>\n<p>It is very important to make your intentions known to everyone BEFORE you suffer a critical illness, disability, or incapacity. The Health Care Directive contains your wishes and preferences about health care, including your moral and religious values when it comes to end-of-life issues.<\/p>\n<p>Your health care representative has to act in good faith and in your best interest, including acting in compliance with your religious faith. Signing a Health Care Directive ensures your wishes are followed. It also protects your family, so that they do not have to make these difficult decisions for you.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want your family to follow Islamic principles for these end-of-life issues? Then you MUST have a health care directive with your specific wishes and preferences about health care. It must include your moral and religious values for end-of-life issues. With this directive in place, physicians and your family are required to follow your wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Use our <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shariawiz.com\/health-care-directive\">HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVE<\/a> <\/span>software to prepare your own state-specific, legally binding Health Care Directive that is Shar\u012b\u2018a-compliant and customized to your situation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn what is a Health Care Directive (also known as a Health Care Proxy or Living Will) and why do you need it for Muslim Americans.  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