The Ruling on the Stomach-Binding Procedure
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Question:
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh Nasser, says: What is the ruling of the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding what is called stomach binding, which is done to reduce eating and make the body proportionate?
Answer:
This is a medical procedure. If a person needs it and the specialized doctors decide to perform it, then he may do so, because this is a form of treatment, a beneficial treatment. Yes.
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh Nasser, says: What is the ruling of the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding what is called stomach binding, which is done to reduce eating and make the body proportionate?
Answer:
This is a medical procedure. If a person needs it and the specialized doctors decide to perform it, then he may do so, because this is a form of treatment, a beneficial treatment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2613 - حكم عملية ربط المعدة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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