Is orgen donation allowed in Islam?

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Is orgen donation allowed in Islam?

Before I became muslim, I put myself (my mum made me go) on the orgen donation list. Now I'm muslim, should I get my name removed from the list or is ok for me to leave on there?
 
I don't know if it is haram or halal but I have seen many undeserving people get organs, while many in dire need go without.. you might at least want to specify that you wish to donate your organs to Muslims only.. I'd be disheartened to give a vital organ that Allah swt bestowed upon me to some drunkard kaffir who sobered up for five months to get on the list and then get a life buoy only to get back to his old ways...

a dear friend of mine lost her father to liver cancer, and they wouldn't even put him on the list, the man didn't speak English very well and they put that down as 'non-compliance' and I know of a young sheikh currently who needs a liver but doesn't have the means to afford such an expensive operation...

someone out there like Larry Hagman is probably getting the liver of a 21 year old just because he can..


my two cents

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Sister Esther462.

I guess, you will donate your organ after (excuse me) you have died. So, I will focus on organ donation from the dead person.

A small number of Ulama say organ donation from dead person is forbidden. Their reason is based on a hadith : "Cut/mutilate bone of dead person is same as cut/mutilate human bone when (this human) was alive".
(Narrated by Abu Daud).

However, according to majority of Ulama, this hadith is pointing to unnecessary mutilation or mutilation with bad intention, in example, mutilate dead enemy's body. But organ donation is different, this is for help another. And there are many ayaah and hadith that ordered Muslim to help another.

In many countries Ulama have issued fatawa, organ donation is allowed with conditions :
- This organ donation is for help someone who need this organ. (Regarding to medical)
- This donation is sincerely. With permission from the donor (if the donor still alive), or permission from the donor's family (if the donor has died).
- This is not organ trading. The donor and his/her family are not allowed to ask payment for this donation. (Organ trading is strictly prohibited).

Sister, you don't need to remove your name from the list. According to majority of Ulama, organ donation is allowed or even good, because the donor help someone who need help. And you can donate your organ to anyone, Muslim or non-Muslim.
 
QUESTION

What is the Islaamic ruling on organ donation? Can a Muslim write in his will for someone to receive one or more parts of his body?

ANSWER by Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool, instructor at Umm Al-Quraa University in Makkah

Organ donation, in reality, is an issue that has a lot of other issues related to it, so it requires us to specify the issue more clearly.

Otherwise, then the sacredness of a Muslim that has died is like the sacredness of the living Muslim. So while it is not permissible for a Muslim to have an organ removed from his body to be given to someone else while he is alive without any dire necessity or emergency, then likewise he may not do this after his death.

Secondly, the body that has been given to a person is a trust. It is not for him to do with it as he likes, things that Allaah has not ordered him with nor has He legislated.

Thirdly, who will this organ go to? Will it go from the Muslims to other Muslims, or will it go from the Muslims to the disbelievers? As for the first case, then this is the focus of our discussion, since the second case is strictly prohibited. It is not permissible for a Muslim to donate one of his organs to a disbeliever. This is what seems apparent to me, and Allaah knows best.

So in the first case, a Muslim donating to another Muslim, this is the focus of our discussion. What seems apparent to me is that a fatwaa must be sought from a scholar for each and every situation, since each situation has its own distinct and specific details.

So the scholar will look into each case separately. Does this patient's life depend solely upon this organ? Or is this donor dead or only brain-dead? The scholars of fiqh have discussed this issue - Is being brain-dead considered a true death or not?

So the reality is that each and every situation requires an independent study. We are not able to issue one general verdict for all of these different cases, due to the great number of factors and problems involved.

So I say that each case must be studied independently by a council of the people of knowledge and specialization who look into all the details of the operation, so they can issue a verdict about the permissibility of taking that organ or not.

Some of the brothers have mentioned to me that a large number of transplants, or the majority of them, are not successful. They also mentioned that the majority of kidney transplants are unsuccessful as well. Usually the doctors acknowledge the likely rate of success, but the people do not heed this and they seek to donate their organs and promote transplanting, to the point that some people actually gather organs and sell them. All of these kinds of affairs are dangerous violations of the Sharee'ah.

What is obligatory on us is to restrict this issue to the individual verdicts of the people of knowledge and specialization who consult trustworthy doctors. They research each case and issue a verdict specific to it, and Allaah knows best.

SOURCE

This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a cassette recording with the knowledge and permission of the shaykh, file no. AAMB039, dated 1423/8/17.
 
Abdul Qadir said:
QUESTION

What is the Islaamic ruling on organ donation? Can a Muslim write in his will for someone to receive one or more parts of his body?

ANSWER by Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool, instructor at Umm Al-Quraa University in Makkah

Organ donation, in reality, is an issue that has a lot of other issues related to it, so it requires us to specify the issue more clearly.

Otherwise, then the sacredness of a Muslim that has died is like the sacredness of the living Muslim. So while it is not permissible for a Muslim to have an organ removed from his body to be given to someone else while he is alive without any dire necessity or emergency, then likewise he may not do this after his death.

Secondly, the body that has been given to a person is a trust. It is not for him to do with it as he likes, things that Allaah has not ordered him with nor has He legislated.

Thirdly, who will this organ go to? Will it go from the Muslims to other Muslims, or will it go from the Muslims to the disbelievers? As for the first case, then this is the focus of our discussion, since the second case is strictly prohibited. It is not permissible for a Muslim to donate one of his organs to a disbeliever. This is what seems apparent to me, and Allaah knows best.

So in the first case, a Muslim donating to another Muslim, this is the focus of our discussion. What seems apparent to me is that a fatwaa must be sought from a scholar for each and every situation, since each situation has its own distinct and specific details.

So the scholar will look into each case separately. Does this patient's life depend solely upon this organ? Or is this donor dead or only brain-dead? The scholars of fiqh have discussed this issue - Is being brain-dead considered a true death or not?

So the reality is that each and every situation requires an independent study. We are not able to issue one general verdict for all of these different cases, due to the great number of factors and problems involved.

So I say that each case must be studied independently by a council of the people of knowledge and specialization who look into all the details of the operation, so they can issue a verdict about the permissibility of taking that organ or not.

Some of the brothers have mentioned to me that a large number of transplants, or the majority of them, are not successful. They also mentioned that the majority of kidney transplants are unsuccessful as well. Usually the doctors acknowledge the likely rate of success, but the people do not heed this and they seek to donate their organs and promote transplanting, to the point that some people actually gather organs and sell them. All of these kinds of affairs are dangerous violations of the Sharee'ah.

What is obligatory on us is to restrict this issue to the individual verdicts of the people of knowledge and specialization who consult trustworthy doctors. They research each case and issue a verdict specific to it, and Allaah knows best.

SOURCE

This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a cassette recording with the knowledge and permission of the shaykh, file no. AAMB039, dated 1423/8/17.
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Actually kidney transplants succcess rates are very high and most patients can look forward to many years of renewed life with their new kidney.

What is ssaid about receiving organs, though? Is this like the Jehovahs witnesses where organ transplants and blood donations are prohibited or is it just a case of egtting is ok giving is not?
 
Santoku said:
Actually kidney transplants succcess rates are very high and most patients can look forward to many years of renewed life with their new kidney.

What is ssaid about receiving organs, though? Is this like the Jehovahs witnesses where organ transplants and blood donations are prohibited or is it just a case of egtting is ok giving is not?
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its only right for a muslim to donate a kidney of his to a muslim brother...May Allah prevent us from such a situation..
 
Abdul Qadir said:
Thirdly, who will this organ go to? Will it go from the Muslims to other Muslims, or will it go from the Muslims to the disbelievers? As for the first case, then this is the focus of our discussion, since the second case is strictly prohibited. It is not permissible for a Muslim to donate one of his organs to a disbeliever. This is what seems apparent to me, and Allaah knows best.
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Once in a while I read something which - to me - seems entirely unreasonable and unacceptable.
For the love of humanity and all human kind, this statement is one of them!
Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool would really deny a non-Muslim the chance of survival, simply because s/he don't share his faith?

What, if a Muslim donates an organ to a non-Muslim, the non-Muslim survives and later on in life then becomes a Muslim?

How can any of us say you deserves or doesn't deserve a life-saving organ? Is any of us God??!
 
glo said:
Once in a while I read something which - to me - seems entirely unreasonable and unacceptable.
For the love of humanity and all human kind, this statement is one of them!
Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool would really deny a non-Muslim the chance of survival, simply because s/he don't share his faith?

What, if a Muslim donates an organ to a non-Muslim, the non-Muslim survives and later on in life then becomes a Muslim?

How can any of us say you deserves or doesn't deserve a life-saving organ? Is any of us God??!
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well, the thing is, these things are a gamble...we are not allowed to take a path in which the outcome is uncertain..including things like insurance...well, what if that person did not become a muslim?
 
glo said:
Once in a while I read something which - to me - seems entirely unreasonable and unacceptable.
For the love of humanity and all human kind, this statement is one of them!
Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool would really deny a non-Muslim the chance of survival, simply because s/he don't share his faith?

What, if a Muslim donates an organ to a non-Muslim, the non-Muslim survives and later on in life then becomes a Muslim?

How can any of us say you deserves or doesn't deserve a life-saving organ? Is any of us God??!
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Muslims are not allowed to donate their organs to :

1) Kaffir Harbi. A non-Muslim who fights Muslims/Islam. But this is personally, if a non-Muslim from a community fights Muslims/Islam, it doesn't means all of people in his community are Kuffar Harbi.

2) Murtadeen. Someone who leaves Islam (ex-Muslim).

So, Muslims are allowed to donate their organs to non-Muslims who do not fight Muslims/Islam.


Prohibition from Shaykh Muhammad Umar Bazmool is only his personal fatwa. Other Shaykh have different opinions.
 
ardianto said:
1) Kaffir Harbi. A non-Muslim who fights Muslims/Islam. But this is personally, if a non-Muslim from a community fights Muslims/Islam, it doesn't means all of people in his community are Kuffar Harbi.
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If we notice, prohibition to help non-Muslim is valid only for non-Muslim who STILL fighting with Muslims.

If this non-Muslim has stop fight Muslim, make a peace agreement or surrender, he is not considered as Kaffir Harbi anymore. Muslims are allowed to donate their bloods to non-Muslim prisoner of war.
 
Abdul Qadir said:
well, the thing is, these things are a gamble...we are not allowed to take a path in which the outcome is uncertain..including things like insurance...well, what if that person did not become a muslim?
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You would still have done a good deed and saved a human life!
 
Best to save a human life that is worth saving!
I wouldn't donate to a non-Muslim, and I don't recommend that any Muslim donate to a non-Muslim...

it is enough that they harvest the organs of Palestinians to the Zionist state, let's not also consent to it!

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ardianto said:
Muslims are not allowed to donate their organs to :

1) Kaffir Harbi. A non-Muslim who fights Muslims/Islam. But this is personally, if a non-Muslim from a community fights Muslims/Islam, it doesn't means all of people in his community are Kuffar Harbi.

2) Murtadeen. Someone who leaves Islam (ex-Muslim).

So, Muslims are allowed to donate their organs to non-Muslims who do not fight Muslims/Islam.
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And how would you determine these things in an emergency - when one donor with healthy organs has just died, and a potential recipient is waiting for the life-saving organ?
Who is going to ask 'How do you feel about Islam? We need to know to determine if you are worthy of this organ or not!'


Prohibition from Shaykh Muhammad Umar Bazmool is only his personal fatwa. Other Shaykh have different opinions.
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I am glad to hear it.

Seriously, this topic has really upset me! :heated:
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/21/israeli-pathologists-harvested-organs

Doctor admits Israeli pathologists harvested organs without consent



do you really need to also consent to giving your organs to these people.

Something for every Muslim to consider... if you want to donate an organ, pls at least make sure that it only goes to another Muslim, though there is no guarantee, what they might do to you if you consent period.. your part might just end up in some IDF pig who who is out to kill your children!


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glo said:
And how would you determine these things in an emergency - when one donor with healthy organs has just died, and a potential recipient is waiting for the life-saving organ?
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Ulama have issued fatawa, Muslims are allowed to make a "wasiat" (testament) to determine the recipient, directly or indirectly. Directly is donate his/her organ to a determined person. Indirectly is donate his/her organ to an institute, then this institute determine who is the recipient.


Who is going to ask 'How do you feel about Islam? We need to know to determine if you are worthy of this organ or not!'
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Muslim will not ask this question to non-Muslims recipient, because organ donation is based on sincerity, no matter if this recipient would not accept Islam. But Muslim will not gives their organ to someone who known has an intention to fight Muslim because this is same as help enemy to attack Muslims themselves.

Muslims will not give their eye corneas to recipient who has bad intention "If I can see, I should attack Muslim or other people", but Muslims will give their eye corneas to recipient, Muslim or non-Muslim, who has good intention "If I can see, I should help people".
 

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