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Permissible Cornea Transplants: Donor or Artificial?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Muftionline.co.za

Q:

1. Is it permissible to undergo a cornea transplant? The cornea may be from a recently deceased registered tissue donor, or it could also be artificial.

2. If an artificial cornea isn’t suitable/compatible and/or cannot be used, will it then be permissible to use from a donor?

Bismillaah

A:

1. Transplanting an artificial cornea is permissible.

2. No.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.