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AL-KAFI #733 : HUKUM MEMBUANG BESI PENYOKONG DI DALAM BADAN MAYAT
Must a metal implant inside a deceased person's body be removed before the body is handled for burial?
Short answer
Metal implants, such as those placed to support bones after an accident, need not be removed because they are regarded as part of the deceased's body.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Metal implants, such as those placed to support bones after an accident, need not be removed because they are regarded as part of the deceased's body. Cutting open the body to retrieve them is sinful because it violates the dignity of the human body. Those handling the body are not required to dissect it to remove such foreign objects, since the implant is considered already used by the body and needless dissection is mutilation (muthlah), which is prohibited.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak perlu dibuang besi itu kerana telah dianggap sebahagian daripada badannya. Bahkan jika dibedah kemudian diambil maka itu adalah perbuatan yang berdosa kerana merosakkan kehormatan jasad manusia.
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. “AL-KAFI #733 : HUKUM MEMBUANG BESI PENYOKONG DI DALAM BADAN MAYAT”, 25 April 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2388-al-kafi-733-hukum-membuang-besi-penyokong-di-dalam-badan-mayat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/removing-metal-implants-from-deceased-body/