What is the ruling on dissecting a dead body?
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The questioner : ... Is this permissible ...?
The Shaykh : Dissection, if it concerns the body of a believer, is not permissible; because he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. But if the dissection concerns the body of a non-Muslim, break whatever you wish.
Another questioner : These burial plots belonging to the cemeteries, they sell the bones and this belonging to the dead for the university, I don't know what, or the institutions, what are they called, so that they take the bodies and start dissecting them ... .
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Dissection, if it concerns the body of a believer, is not permissible; because he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Breaking the bone of a deceased believer is like breaking it while he is alive.
كسر عظم المؤمن الميِّت ككسره حيًّاAnother questioner : These burial plots belonging to the cemeteries, they sell the bones and this belonging to the dead for the university, I don't know what, or the institutions, what are they called, so that they take the bodies and start dissecting them ... .
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
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