Is it permissible to dissect a dead body and break its bones for the purpose of medical training?
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The questioner : Naturally, this is regarding my question, which concerns the topic of dissection, I think, specifically regarding breaking bones. I mean, all members of the people must be dissected.
The Shaykh : After their death, every dead person must be dissected?
The questioner : Yes, you find that most of the dead, every three students have a body, and there may be children. The ruling regarding children is that they are considered among the believers, so it is not permissible to break their bones. And if it is compulsory...?
The Shaykh : Naturally, if a small boy dies before reaching the age of accountability, he is attributed to his Muslim father, and he has the rights and characteristics of the Muslim father. And this is a problem: that the Muslim engages in breaking the bones of the dead, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say:Sunan Ibn Majah 1616Hasan (Darussalam) Therefore, if the student of knowledge is compelled to study medicine, he must avoid falling into such a violation, and he must seek to try or practice on the body of a disbeliever rather than on the body of a Muslim, if he is able to do so. And in my opinion, this is something not easily available for the student of knowledge, is it not?
The questioner : He is able to, I think.The student : He refuses, I mean, it is possible. There may be some difficulties, but it is possible, because there are many bodies, so the students can find a body for themselves. He can try to provide them with an excuse.
The Shaykh : Is the Muslim distinguished from the disbeliever?
The questioner : ...The Republic of Croatia, the Muslims there are few. Most of them, I mean, come as immigrants. There are few, and there are no Muslims. Most of them are Christians. The southern republics are Muslim. They study in the south. There were many students who asked about the issue of dissection. I mean, some students asked.The Shaykh : Ibn Baz...
The questioner : Christians or atheists?
The questioner : The ruling of the state is originally communist, but the people themselves, I mean, there is no person who says, "I am a communist." I mean, there are Christians and others in the south...
The Shaykh : Like most of the countries, my brother, of the communists. So the communists there are the rulers, but the people, they are still, whether they are Muslims or Christians.
The questioner : But the system.
The Shaykh : This is the system.
The questioner : The number of the communist party is ten million, and the rest are all on other religions...
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : My Shaykh, if you please.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The question concerns the ruling on the children of Christians who are below the age of accountability?
The Shaykh : Those who are below the age of accountability?
The questioner : The ruling on the children of Christians who died below the age of accountability?
The Shaykh : After their death, every dead person must be dissected?
The questioner : Yes, you find that most of the dead, every three students have a body, and there may be children. The ruling regarding children is that they are considered among the believers, so it is not permissible to break their bones. And if it is compulsory...?
The Shaykh : Naturally, if a small boy dies before reaching the age of accountability, he is attributed to his Muslim father, and he has the rights and characteristics of the Muslim father. And this is a problem: that the Muslim engages in breaking the bones of the dead, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say:
Breaking the bones of the deceased is like breaking his bones when he is alive.
كسر عظم الميت ككسره حياBreaking the bone of a believer is like breaking it while he is alive
كسر عظم المؤمن ككسره حياThe questioner : He is able to, I think.The student : He refuses, I mean, it is possible. There may be some difficulties, but it is possible, because there are many bodies, so the students can find a body for themselves. He can try to provide them with an excuse.
The Shaykh : Is the Muslim distinguished from the disbeliever?
The questioner : ...The Republic of Croatia, the Muslims there are few. Most of them, I mean, come as immigrants. There are few, and there are no Muslims. Most of them are Christians. The southern republics are Muslim. They study in the south. There were many students who asked about the issue of dissection. I mean, some students asked.The Shaykh : Ibn Baz...
The questioner : Christians or atheists?
The questioner : The ruling of the state is originally communist, but the people themselves, I mean, there is no person who says, "I am a communist." I mean, there are Christians and others in the south...
The Shaykh : Like most of the countries, my brother, of the communists. So the communists there are the rulers, but the people, they are still, whether they are Muslims or Christians.
The questioner : But the system.
The Shaykh : This is the system.
The questioner : The number of the communist party is ten million, and the rest are all on other religions...
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : My Shaykh, if you please.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The question concerns the ruling on the children of Christians who are below the age of accountability?
The Shaykh : Those who are below the age of accountability?
The questioner : The ruling on the children of Christians who died below the age of accountability?
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