As there is a medical necissity to carry out this operation, then there will be no objection. We are ordered to maintain our health as we are only trustees.

The eminent Muslim scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states the following: “If the surgery is required for health reasons, then we are allowed to undergo it as long as it has been determined as such by reliable medical professionals.