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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-853: HUKUM MENGEBUMIKAN JENAZAH BERSAMA ALAT PEG TUBE ATAU GASTROSTOMI TIUB DALAM BADANNYA
What is the ruling on burying a deceased person with a PEG tube or gastrostomy tube still inside the body?
Short answer
Whether a device inside a deceased person's body must be removed depends on two matters: whether removing it would disfigure the body and whether the device is valuable.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Whether a device inside a deceased person's body must be removed depends on two matters: whether removing it would disfigure the body and whether the device is valuable. If removal does not disfigure the body, the device should be removed. If removal would disfigure the body and the device has no value, it need not be removed because this is not a case of necessity. If the device is valuable, it must be removed even by surgery, and medical experts should be consulted on these matters.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika benda tersebut tidak mencacatkan tubuh badan jenazah dengan membuangnya, maka perlu untuk membuangnya kerana tiada mudarat ke atas jenazah.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-853: HUKUM MENGEBUMIKAN JENAZAH BERSAMA ALAT PEG TUBE ATAU GASTROSTOMI TIUB DALAM BADANNYA”, 5 June 2024. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5926-irsyad-hukum-siri-ke-853-hukum-mengebumikan-jenazah-bersama-alat-peg-tube-atau-gastrostomi-tiub-dalam-badannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/burying-deceased-with-peg-tube-ruling/