Fatwaa ID: 722

Question:

I am living in Dallas USA, suffering from cornea damage in one eye, Doctor have the conclusion that I need cornea transplant cause my eye is blurry and vision is extremely poor that I need assistance, I am a Sunni Muslim of Hanafi faith my question can I use a dead person’s donated cornea? And we will never know whether the deceased was a Muslim or a nonMuslim. Please advice from

Answer:
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullaahi wa-barakaatuh.

May Allaah Ta’aala grant you complete shifaa. May He make the procedure successful.

In the enquired situation, it will be permissible for you to accept and use the cornea of a dead person. This is irrespective of whether the person was a Muslim or a non-Muslim.

And Allaah Ta’aala knows best.
Mufti Muajul I. Chowdhury
Darul Iftaa New York
https://askthemufti.us/

وصل اللهم وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى ءاله وصحبه أجمعين

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