For those who are not familiar with the dilemma, imagine a trolley is hurtling towards five unsuspecting workers. Do you pull a switch to divert the trolley onto another track, where only one man works alone? Or do you do nothing?
So I was having a conversation with my friends about this dilemma,the majority of them were saying that they would pull the switch becasue they are saving 5 people instead of one and thus choosing the slightest harm.
And some others were saying that they would choose to do nothing because pulling the switch would make them accountable for the death of that man.
The first group was then arguing that their innaction would still kill 5 people but the second group was disagreing, claming that would not be responsible for those deaths.
So I guess what im asking is what would be the best way for a muslim to act in this situation ? What is the position of Islam on "innaction" in this scenario ? Would it count as a murder/sin if you choose to pull the switch ?
Asked by Abu Dujana
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Mar 26, 2020, 11:31 PM
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