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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-100: ADAKAH BRAIN DEATH DIKIRA SEBAGAI KEMATIAN?
Is brain death considered a valid form of death?
Short answer
Brain death is a clinical condition in which a person permanently loses all brain function, including the brain stem.
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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Brain death is a clinical condition in which a person permanently loses all brain function, including the brain stem. A patient diagnosed in this state is regarded as legally dead, confirmed by two specialist doctors under strict conditions according to the Malaysian Medical Council guideline. In the discussion of the ruling, two views are presented: the first rejects brain death as death because the heart still beats with machine support, while the second treats it as valid death so that life support may be withdrawn.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seseorang yang telah didiagnos dalam keadaan ini dikira sebagai mati yang sah dan pengesahan ini dilakukan oleh dua[1] orang doktor pakar dengan syarat-syarat yang ketat.
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 KE-100: ADAKAH BRAIN DEATH DIKIRA SEBAGAI KEMATIAN?”, 2 February 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3175-brain-death. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-brain-death-considered-death/