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| Does Islam forbid donation of human bodies? |
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| Fazrin |
| 12/09/02 at 16:02:39 |
| [slm] Dear brothers & sisters, I am all confused:'(and could use your help in solving my problem.. Actually I'm a dental student :-).. and have completed my first year.... Being dental students we too, follow the same subjects as the medical students in the first two years...which include anatomy of the whole body..therefore we dissect cadavers for anatomical purposes... My nonmuslim colleagues keep raising this question from me as to : "If you could use our cadavers as specimens for practical work , why can't you muslims donate your bodies ?" At such times I get stuck unable to answer them back...its a problem that has been bugging ??? me for quite sometime... Im all confused... "Is it actually forbidden in Islam to donate our bodies or atleast our organs after death?" "If so then how are our students belonging to muslim countries carrying on their studies in thhe field of medicine?" :)Ihope you all will help me out in solving this problem.. |
| 12/10/02 at 02:51:35 |
| Fazrin |
| Re: Does Islam forbid donation of human bodies? |
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| Kathy |
| 12/10/02 at 20:02:18 |
| [slm] Not sure. I would be concerned about the awrah of my body. |
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| Kathy |
| 12/10/02 at 20:17:56 |
| From Islam Q&A: [code]Question: I'm currently a medical student. In Medical school we are required to disect and examine human cadavers (dead bodies). This is a very important part of the study of medicine and cannot be avoided. Is taking part in such practices for the purpose of being a doctor Haram? Answer: Praise be to Allaah. If the cadaver is that of a dead kaafir, then it is OK. But if it is the body of a Muslim, then it is not permitted, because that involves disrespect, as well as uncovering the ‘awrah. It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The sanctity of the dead is like the sanctity of the living, and breaking the bone of a dead believer is like breaking it when he is alive.†Shaykh Waleed al-Firyaan (www.islam-qa.com)[/code] |
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| Rameeza |
| 12/11/02 at 10:27:18 |
| [slm] "If the cadaver is that of a dead kaafir, then it is OK. But if it is the body of a Muslim, then it is not permitted, because that involves disrespect, as well as uncovering the ‘awrah." I dont get this Kathy. Does this mean that we can disrespect Non-muslims but not Muslims??? |
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| Kathy |
| 12/11/02 at 20:30:56 |
| Good question. Please note.. it was not my answer.... Me personally.. I would respect it too- because of the hadith about the Prophet [saw] standing as a non-Muslim funeral passed by. |
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| pearl |
| 12/11/02 at 20:33:37 |
| [quote author=Kathy link=board=madrasa;num=1039467821;start=0#2 date=12/10/02 at 20:17:56]From Islam Q&A: Praise be to Allaah. If the cadaver is that of a dead kaafir, then it is OK. But if it is the body of a Muslim, then it is not permitted, because that involves disrespect, as well as uncovering the ‘awrah. It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The sanctity of the dead is like the sanctity of the living, and breaking the bone of a dead believer is like breaking it when he is alive.†[/quote] [slm] Here is an alternate view which states dissection of Muslim cadavers for legitimate purposes is allowed if the body is respected and treated properly. This fatwa is actually fairly lengthy. You can read it in its entirety here: http://islamonline.net/fatwa/english/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=77762 <<Dr. Muzzamil Siddiq, former President of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), adds: “Dissection of the human bodies for the purpose of medical education is allowed in Islam. There is a basic rule in the Shari`ah that says: “What is necessary for the fulfillment of an obligation, becomes an obligation itself.” It is obligatory to treat people and perform surgeries on them when they need. To perform this obligation it is necessary to study human anatomy and for this purpose dissection has to be done as and when necessary. It is, however, important that the bodies should be taken with the consent of the deceased or his/her relatives. If the deceased had no relative and his/her body was unclaimed, then such bodies can be used for the dissection purpose only with the permission of a local other legal authorities. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The ruler (or the legal authority) is the guardian of him who has no guardian.” If a Muslim’s body is used for the dissection, then it should be washed. Funeral prayer should be performed before the dissection. After the dissection all the parts of the body should be collected in a bag and then they should be properly buried. I am told that some Muslim medical schools did follow this procedure. However, stealing the bodies from the graveyards is prohibited. This is exactly a grave sin. A Muslim should neither steal a dead person’s body, nor should Muslim medical students buy or use such bodies. Those who have done that out of ignorance should make repentance to Allah and ask His forgiveness.” >> Pearl |
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| abubakr |
| 12/12/02 at 06:05:10 |
| Bismillah [slm] [quote author=Fazrin link=board=madrasa;num=1039467821;start=0#0 date=12/09/02 at 16:02:39] "Is it actually forbidden in Islam to donate our bodies or atleast our organs after death?"[/quote] no one answered the question about donating our organs after death is it ok ? whether it's halal or haram what do you think about it ? ....because i'm seriously thinking of doing this, although i don't know what should i do.. i think it's illegal here....maybe i should search in neighbouring countries anyway it's just still an idea....but i want to hear your opinions |
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| jannah |
| 12/12/02 at 06:07:02 |
| [slm] There's a difference of opinion on this by the scholars. So you may want to check out where you live with some knowledgable people. |
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| Fazrin |
| 12/13/02 at 04:09:58 |
| thank you for helping me out :)... i'm quite convinced now.. and have gained information on this issue to some extent... especially the reply by Pearl is convincing... like sister Jannah says ..i better find the rest of my answers from some knowledgeable people... in the mean time if you all get any information do let me know... Wassalam |
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