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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-735: HUKUM PESAKIT LELAKI MENANAM EMAS KE DALAM MATA UNTUK TUJUAN PERUBATAN
May a male patient have a gold weight implanted in the eyelid for medical treatment, given that men are forbidden from wearing gold?
Short answer
The ruling depends on two situations. If another material can be used for the weight, implanting gold in the eyelid is forbidden.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The ruling depends on two situations. If another material can be used for the weight, implanting gold in the eyelid is forbidden. If there is no alternative and specialists confirm this, it is permissible. The permission rests on the maxim that need takes the ruling of necessity and on the narration of a man whom the Prophet instructed to use a gold nose.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adapun sekiranya tiada pilihan lain untuk menggunakan pemberat tersebut selain dari pemberat daripada emas serta perkara ini telah mendapat pengesahan dari golongan pakar maka hukumnya adalah harus.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-735: HUKUM PESAKIT LELAKI MENANAM EMAS KE DALAM MATA UNTUK TUJUAN PERUBATAN”, 14 December 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5476-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-735-hukum-pesakit-lelaki-menanam-emas-ke-dalam-mata-untuk-tujuan-perubatan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/male-patient-gold-implant-in-eyelid-ruling/