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Derma Organ - Pemindahan Jantung Dan Mata
Is it permissible to transplant the heart and eyes of a deceased person to a living person?
Short answer
The First Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 23-24 June 1970 ruled that transplanting the eyes and heart of a deceased person to a living person is permissible in Islam.
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- 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 First Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 23-24 June 1970 ruled that transplanting the eyes and heart of a deceased person to a living person is permissible in Islam. This is subject to conditions: an urgent and necessary situation where the recipient's life depends on the transplant and it is considered likely to succeed, and confirmed death of a heart donor beforehand. Proper measures must prevent killing and trade in organs, and consent must be obtained from the donor, or from the family if death was due to an accident.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
pemindahan mata dan jantung orang mati kepada orang yang hidup adalah dibenarkan (harus) dalam Islam
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Derma Organ - Pemindahan Jantung Dan Mata”, 24 June 1970. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#derma-organ-pemindahan-jantung-dan-mata. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-heart-and-eye-transplant-from-deceased/