What is the ruling on donating human organs after death?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Is it permissible for a person to donate his organs after death, because we have heard different answers regarding this?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a person to donate his organs, and it is not permissible for his awliya (close friends of Allah) to donate his organs upon his death, because this is mutilation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Breaking the bone of a Muslim who is dead is like breaking it while he is alive. It is not permissible to transgress against his body or remove his organs. This is mutilation. And it is obligatory in the funeral of a Muslim that he be washed, shrouded, perfumed, shrouded again, prayed over, and preserved so that he is not distributed or cut apart. This is a matter that is not permissible. This is playing with the bodies of Muslims. The Muslim has sanctity, and he does not own himself to the extent that he can donate.
And his awliya do not own him. Donation must come from an owner, and he does not own himself, and his awliya do not own him. Also, as we mentioned, this involves scattering the funeral of the Muslim and the body of the Muslim.
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Is it permissible for a person to donate his organs after death, because we have heard different answers regarding this?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a person to donate his organs, and it is not permissible for his awliya (close friends of Allah) to donate his organs upon his death, because this is mutilation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Breaking the bone of a Muslim who is dead is like breaking it while he is alive. It is not permissible to transgress against his body or remove his organs. This is mutilation. And it is obligatory in the funeral of a Muslim that he be washed, shrouded, perfumed, shrouded again, prayed over, and preserved so that he is not distributed or cut apart. This is a matter that is not permissible. This is playing with the bodies of Muslims. The Muslim has sanctity, and he does not own himself to the extent that he can donate.
And his awliya do not own him. Donation must come from an owner, and he does not own himself, and his awliya do not own him. Also, as we mentioned, this involves scattering the funeral of the Muslim and the body of the Muslim.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التبرع بأعضاء الإنسان بعد موته؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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