Is it permissible to dissect animals for educational purposes?
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The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible to dissect animals for educational purposes? I mean, as an educational tool, for example, dissecting a rabbit so that they can see the internal organs or something like that?
The Shaykh : I thought you were going to ask if it is permissible to dissect the bodies of deceased Muslims; since that is not your question, may Allah reward you with good, and the answer is that it is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed,[Al-Baqarah 2:29].
The questioner : And with anesthesia, of course, meaning he anesthetizes it, dissects it, and exposes the organs while they are...
The Shaykh : It is better for it; please go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible to dissect animals for educational purposes? I mean, as an educational tool, for example, dissecting a rabbit so that they can see the internal organs or something like that?
The Shaykh : I thought you were going to ask if it is permissible to dissect the bodies of deceased Muslims; since that is not your question, may Allah reward you with good, and the answer is that it is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed,
created for you all of that which is on the earth
خلق لكم ما في الأرض جميعاThe questioner : And with anesthesia, of course, meaning he anesthetizes it, dissects it, and exposes the organs while they are...
The Shaykh : It is better for it; please go ahead.
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