Does Islam support donor donation after death?

· 12 Muharram 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 30870English

Question

Im a muslim girl,does islam support eye donation or heart donation after death or this is haram?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not permissible to donate organs after death.

For further reading on the issue of donating organs you may refer to our Fataawa number 28763 and 16480.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

Jamaica

Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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Answered by
Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub
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