A man sold the organs of his wife after her death; what is the ruling on that?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the donation of organs and their sale, a woman died and her husband sold many of her organs. Is this permissible for him? And when is it permissible to donate organs or sell them?

Answer:
It is not permissible to sell organs, neither his own organs nor the organs of his son or his wife. This is not permissible; they are not his property, so it is not permissible. As for donating from a living person who is not harmed by it, and it benefits the recipient, there is no harm in that. Donating a kidney, for example, does not harm the donor. Drawing blood from him for emergency aid is also fine. This is from a living person. As for the dead, they have sanctity, so it is not permissible to take anything from them. Rather, his funeral remains, and he is not subjected to mutilation by cutting his organs or messing with his body. This is mutilation, and may Allah protect us from it. So this is not permissible. Yes.