Question Summary:
Are new methods of surgery imitation of kuffar?

Question Detail:

AOA, I know imitating kuffar is not allowed in Islam. I am a doctor in a Muslim country. Recently I saw a non Muslim doctor telling about a procedure he "invented" to have a better surgery on a patient. Now if I copy that method and apply it on my Muslim patients to make surgery better, will that come under heading of imitating kuffar? Thank you

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Bother in Islam,

It is permissible for you to adopt the surgery procedure invented by the non-muslim doctor. That is not tashabbuh as the invented procedure is not a salient feature of non-muslims.^{[1] [2]}

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mudassir Benish

Student Darul Iftaa
Houston,TX,U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

^[1]The principles and codes of law in Hanafi fiqh p.g. 145

^[2]The principles and codes of law in Hanafi fiqh p.g. 147

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