A university doctor brings a fetus to give a lecture to the students; what is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : Regarding Ahmad’s question, O our Shaykh, about the matter: a university doctor brings a fetus and gives a lecture on it to the students, and this fetus is given a substance that keeps it alive so he can explain it to them; what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : Is it alive or dead?
The questioner : Dead... the ruling, I mean.
Another questioner : It was a miscarriage.
The Shaykh : Yes, no problem, how was this fetus obtained? The method must be looked at; if the method is also prescribed, then it is permissible, but if the method is not prescribed, for example, the mother died and the fetus was in her womb, so they cut open the mother’s belly and took out the fetus, that is not permissible.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah the Great! So it means...
The Shaykh : Is it alive or dead?
The questioner : Dead... the ruling, I mean.
Another questioner : It was a miscarriage.
The Shaykh : Yes, no problem, how was this fetus obtained? The method must be looked at; if the method is also prescribed, then it is permissible, but if the method is not prescribed, for example, the mother died and the fetus was in her womb, so they cut open the mother’s belly and took out the fetus, that is not permissible.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah the Great! So it means...
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