Ruling on organ transplants


Question:

What is your opinion on the transplantation of human organs which saves the life of many people?

Answer:

I have a reservation with regard to this matter. The Muslim should be respected and taking away any of his organs will cause harm. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Breaking a dead man’s bone is like breaking it when he is alive.” 1

Thus, I abstain from issuing a Fatwa regarding the ruling of buying and transplanting organs.

Question:

You just abstain but do not prohibit it?

Answer:

Yes, I abstain only. Some scholars permitted transplantation of human organs, as it becomes dust after burial while others, including me, have abstained from judging it.

  1. Abu Dawud [Book on funerals]no. 3207; Ibn Majah [Book on funerals] no. 1616; [Book on remembrance of Allah, supplication, repentance and seeking forgiveness] p. 6/105. ↩

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  • Source(s): Majmu' Fatawa wa Maqalat 8/34
  • Mufti(s): Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz
  • Treatments   Fatwas