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Is it permissible to have grafts from pigs, for example biosynthetic heart valves and skin grafts?

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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Pig tissue is used as grafts in some medical conditions such as valvular heart disease and several skin conditions. Is it permissible for a muslim to receive such treatment?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah

This matter has been discussed in detail by contemporary scholars. If the alternatives to a pig valve aren’t available or as effective (such that there will be harm or hardship), then it would be permitted to use a pig valve.

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