Is it permissible for a wife to donate one of her kidneys to her husband?

Al-Halabi : The questioner asks and says: Is it permissible for a wife to donate one of her kidneys to her husband?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible. This is a bad religious innovation in the present age. We often hear some muftis or counselors or the like issuing rulings that it is permissible. While we respect the opinions of those who issue their fatwas based on some degree of independent legal reasoning, we see that this is one of the grave errors. This is because, first, they find no scriptural evidence for their position other than mere derivation and independent legal reasoning. However, this independent legal reasoning and derivation overlooks some other texts that must be considered when issuing such a fatwa. This is because donating a kidney...