What is the ruling on dissecting a corpse?
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The questioner : In English
Another questioner : It is permissible for medical students to dissect corpses, so what is the answer to this? What is the ruling on dissecting a corpse?
The Shaykh : If the corpses are those of disbelievers and with the permission of those in authority over them, it is permissible. As for the corpses of Muslims, it is not.
The questioner : In English
The Shaykh : Excuse me, why is it permissible, or why is it not permissible?
The questioner : Why is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Why is it permissible?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the believer has sanctity. What was the previous hadith? It said:.
The questioner : For the non-believer, it is permissible.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, but we must consider, alongside the permissibility, not to transgress on our part, because this addresses the second aspect, which is transgression. If it is done with the permission of the deceased's guardian, the prohibition is removed.
The questioner : Does this apply to transplanting organs from a disbeliever...
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ...from non-Muslims, is it not permissible religiously?
The Shaykh : Yes, but we do not directly perform the dissection ourselves; rather, it is done with their permission, either from the deceased himself if he bequeathed it, as they do, or from the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the deceased.
Another questioner : It is permissible for medical students to dissect corpses, so what is the answer to this? What is the ruling on dissecting a corpse?
The Shaykh : If the corpses are those of disbelievers and with the permission of those in authority over them, it is permissible. As for the corpses of Muslims, it is not.
The questioner : In English
The Shaykh : Excuse me, why is it permissible, or why is it not permissible?
The questioner : Why is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Why is it permissible?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the believer has sanctity. What was the previous hadith? It said:
Breaking the bone of a dead believer
كسر العظم الميت المؤمنThe questioner : For the non-believer, it is permissible.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, but we must consider, alongside the permissibility, not to transgress on our part, because this addresses the second aspect, which is transgression. If it is done with the permission of the deceased's guardian, the prohibition is removed.
The questioner : Does this apply to transplanting organs from a disbeliever...
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ...from non-Muslims, is it not permissible religiously?
The Shaykh : Yes, but we do not directly perform the dissection ourselves; rather, it is done with their permission, either from the deceased himself if he bequeathed it, as they do, or from the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the deceased.
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