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Pemisahan Rawatan Brain Death
Does Islam permit separating the treatment of brain-dead patients from patients who still have a chance of recovery in the Intensive Care Unit?
Short answer
The 25th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 13 December 1989, ruled that this separation of treatment does not conflict with 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
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 25th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 13 December 1989, ruled that this separation of treatment does not conflict with Islam. The separation is made between patients who are brain dead and patients who still have a chance of recovery in the Intensive Care Unit.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
memisahkan rawatan antara pesakit-pesakit yang telah kematian otak atau 'brain death' dengan pesakit-pesakit yang masih mempunyai peluang untuk dipulih di Unit Rawatan Rapi adalah tidak bercanggah dengan 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). “Pemisahan Rawatan Brain Death”, 13 December 1989. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pemisahan-rawatan-brain-death. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/separating-brain-death-treatment-intensive-care-unit/