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TRANSPLAN ORGAN DAN MATI OTAK
What is the ruling on organ and tissue transplantation or donation, and is a person who is brain dead considered dead?
Short answer
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that organ and tissue transfer or donation is forbidden when there is no necessity and permissible when there is necessity.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor State Fatwa Committee ruled that organ and tissue transfer or donation is forbidden when there is no necessity and permissible when there is necessity. A person who is brain dead is deemed dead. The fatwa sets conditions before transplantation or a declaration of brain death is allowed, including examination by specialist doctors, the consent of the donor or heirs, an urgent need to save a life, and a ban on trading organs. Brain death must be certified by at least three professional doctors, and the fatwa cannot be applied if medical advances can reverse brain death.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
PEMINDAHAN/PENDERMAAN ORGAN/TISU ADALAH HARAM : Dalam keadaan tidak darurat. HARUS : Dalam keadaan darurat.
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “TRANSPLAN ORGAN DAN MATI OTAK”, 18 October 2001. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=2056. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-organ-transplant-and-brain-death/