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Hukum Mengadakan Pameran Spesimen Anatomi Manusia
What is the ruling on holding an exhibition of human anatomy specimens?
Short answer
The National Fatwa Committee decided that holding exhibitions of human anatomy specimens is prohibited in Islam.
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
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The National Fatwa Committee decided that holding exhibitions of human anatomy specimens is prohibited in Islam. The body of a deceased person has dignity, value and human rights that must be respected as with the living, so dissecting and preserving corpses for display in various forms and poses contradicts Islamic law. Public education on human anatomy may still be carried out using photographs and replica materials, without real corpses.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan bahawa hukum mengadakan pameran spesimen anatomi manusia adalah dilarang oleh Islam.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Mengadakan Pameran Spesimen Anatomi Manusia”, 21 February 2011. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-mengadakan-pameran-spesimen-anatomi-manusia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-human-anatomy-specimen-exhibition/