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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on taking the organs of a deceased person based on his consent during his lifetime

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A person has a card for donating his organs, and he has passed away. Is it permissible to take his organs based on his consent during his lifetime?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible to dismember a dead person and take his organs, even if he had given permission, because he has no permission after his death; he has no authority over his body. It is not permissible to cut the body of a dead person after his death or to cut out his organs. This is mutilation; it is a form of mutilation. Breaking the bone of a dead Muslim is like breaking the bone of a Muslim while he is alive. This is not permissible. Just as it is not permissible to cut out his organs while he is alive, it is not permissible to cut them out while he is dead. The body of a Muslim has sanctity, and it is not permissible to tamper with it. Yes.

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Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 04 — archive.org (1:07:23)

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