Is a person with brain death buried?
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The questioner : A person with brain death, a person in a state of unconsciousness, and the heart...?
The Shaykh : This must be waited upon; it must be waited upon. Brain death alone is not sufficient. But, unfortunately, some doctors have begun to harvest organs before the person dies. Do you know what "harvesting" means? It means they cut them out. They say: if he is brain dead, take his liver, take his kidney, take his heart. Yes, the brain, meaning the brain tissue, dies and ceases to function, but the heart remains; the heart beats. As for the machines, it is permissible to remove them. It is permissible to remove the machines as long as his life is hopeless, in which case it is permissible to remove them.
The Shaykh : This must be waited upon; it must be waited upon. Brain death alone is not sufficient. But, unfortunately, some doctors have begun to harvest organs before the person dies. Do you know what "harvesting" means? It means they cut them out. They say: if he is brain dead, take his liver, take his kidney, take his heart. Yes, the brain, meaning the brain tissue, dies and ceases to function, but the heart remains; the heart beats. As for the machines, it is permissible to remove them. It is permissible to remove the machines as long as his life is hopeless, in which case it is permissible to remove them.