The Ruling on Autopsy
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Question:
Autopsy.
Answer:
It is permissible to perform an autopsy on a corpse. The deceased is respected, except when dire necessity requires determining the cause of death in order to take retribution from the perpetrator. If there is a pressing need to examine the body because there is a suspicious matter and someone is suspected, and if the need for any of this arises and the expertise reaches it, with
Autopsy.
Answer:
It is permissible to perform an autopsy on a corpse. The deceased is respected, except when dire necessity requires determining the cause of death in order to take retribution from the perpetrator. If there is a pressing need to examine the body because there is a suspicious matter and someone is suspected, and if the need for any of this arises and the expertise reaches it, with
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح مسلم، تابع شرح كتاب الجنائز (2) — islamhouse.com (31:26)
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