My child has six fingers on each hand and needs surgery to remove the extra finger. What is the ruling in the Shari'ah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My child was born with six fingers on each hand, and the doctors saw that it is a deformity, and he needs surgery to remove the extra finger. What is the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding the removal of this finger?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. Removing the deformity, if there is no harm to the person and no danger, is permissible; rather, it is required. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My child was born with six fingers on each hand, and the doctors saw that it is a deformity, and he needs surgery to remove the extra finger. What is the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding the removal of this finger?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. Removing the deformity, if there is no harm to the person and no danger, is permissible; rather, it is required. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [307 -3022] لي طفل في كلتا يديه ستة أصابع ويحتاج إلى إزالة الأصبع الزائدة بعملية، فما حكم الشرع؟ — youtube.com
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