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Hukum Pendermaan Jasad Si Mati Untuk Tujuan Penyelidikan
Is it permissible for a Muslim to donate a deceased body for research purposes?
Short answer
The 105th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (2014) ruled that donating the body or corpse of a Muslim for research is prohibited and not allowed.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 105th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (2014) ruled that donating the body or corpse of a Muslim for research is prohibited and not allowed. The default ruling is prohibition because Islam requires respect for the human body, both in life and after death. In Malaysia the need to use corpses for research is not yet urgent or a case of necessity (dharurah), since it can still be met by alternative methods, which must be chosen instead.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
pendermaan jasad atau mayat orang Islam untuk tujuan penyelidikan adalah haram dan tidak dibenarkan berdasarkan hujah berikut:
Read the full fatwa on the National website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Pendermaan Jasad Si Mati Untuk Tujuan Penyelidikan”, 5 February 2014. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-pendermaan-jasad-si-mati-untuk-tujuan-penyelidikan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/donating-deceased-body-for-research-ruling/