Is organ donation allowed in Islam?

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Is it?

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kisii ek kii agar jaan bachaa le koii to aise hii hai jaise kisii ne poorii noo e insaanii ko bachaa liyaa...is liye, YES, its is allowed...as a matter of fact i and my nephew signed our consent to donate organs when we got our driver's licenses. :)

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It makes no sense for it not to be allowed. When we die, our bodies are going to rot away anyway, might as well donate them to a person in need and earn yourself some sadqa-e-jaaria.

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^^ Isn't it?

But I heard somewhere that by allowing your organs to be donated after you die means you are interfering with the course of nature Allah determined for you..i.e, returning to dust. I'm not sure about cases of living donors...I think that's allowed...like giving your one kidney to save someone's life.

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I hate to sound inhumane or anything... or selfish. However I would not donate nor expect to recieve a donor.

It stands against my belief and interpretation of Islam becuase... A) It's not mine to give in the first place. B) Theres no garuntee my organs will be of any use to another person, a lot of donations are wasted, and many others still dont save the life... C) I dont want to go into the beyond without all my body becuase I think that there will be need for my being to remain whole... I have no intention of serving in the battalion of the Spleenless ones in the Lands beyond our World...

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I am a registered donor, if after my death, my organs can save the life of someone's son, brother, mother etc..then I will move forward with the view that Allah is rehman and raheem.

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^ Thats actually a very nice attitude and really has made me think twice. :hmmm:

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I've worked for a transplant center and from what I hear, many lives can be saved if we just had more people donating.

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you can donate an organ freewill...but if £££ exchanges hand the sadaqa jariya becomes haraam....my view

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I don't believe in this. But even if we were to go with this view, the organ will *eventually *decompose. I mean, the person you donated to will die sometime. And then you can say it "returned to the dust". But this is a stupid answer to a stupid argument.

A family friend works for some charity here in Lahore which implants donated eyes and the other day he was talking about how people can't control their excitement as the date of their operation approaches. How happy they are at the prospect of seeing the world.

You know, I often wonder why most Mullahs go against anything that involves helping other human beings. After all, humanity is what Islam is all about.

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Many Fiqh Councils and Islamic organizations have said that organ donation is permissible.

Given only few conditions which makes sense where it is not.

Other thing to consider is the monetary benefit or selling the organs which is not considered acceptable.

Essentially, saving life or making other person life healthier/better without causing harm to donor is allowed.

P.S. Jehovah witnesses do not accpet blood transfusion or donate blood. (Blood donation is however not really same as organ donation)

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Yes & I am proudly registered donor.

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If it's not yours to give, then it's not yours to keep either. Second, you say that you would like your body to remain whole in the next life. What of those people who get blown away by bombs etc. and end up with no body left behind? Are they vaporised forever?

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What **need? **Your body will decompose after death. If Allah SWT made it once, he can make it again.

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This link answers the question

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I asked a shaykh about this once and he said that it was allowed and outlined certain conditions, such as the dignity of the body must be preserved [which it is, as after the removal of the organs people can still have open casket funerals, so its not like they are disrespectful in the “cutting up” of the body]. In my will I have written the following:
It is my wish that if any of my vital organs can be used to save another’s life, these organs be removed and donated. The conditions I lay for this are: [1] It be done in full accordance to Islamic law and not violate any Islamic principles; [2] It be deemed that this action will help or can potentially help to save another’s life. I ask that you consult a shaykh of knowledge and wisdom, to ensure this is done in the proper manner, strictly according to the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah.

Does that mean you shouldnt even try? Obviously the doctors do their best to ensure the best matches possible, but its all in the Hands of God. We cant control the results, but we still should make our own best efforts. Given the huge waiting lists of people waiting for organs and all the people who die each day without ever receiving one, I am sure that no donations are “wasted” intentionally. Even if your organs do not actually save a life of someone [due to the body rejecting the transplant or whatever], then I think you can still be fairly certain that everything was done to at least TRY to save someone’s life

Do you really think someone whose organs gets donated, they will be resurrected missing those organs?? :smack: Everything is easy for Allah SWT, even if your body was chopped into ten million pieces and scattered all over the world, He could bring it all back together and that is nothing for Him. So if you donate a heart, do not think you will have to pass through eternity in the hereafter without one -if you need it, Allah will give it to you!

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bravo! I think this is one aspect people of most faiths (and even the ones without any) would agree. It is humane to help someone. Remember, when we pass away, our organs will perish anyways, why not help someone who needs them to live?

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I totally respect your choice, for its a matter of personal preferences but you are a very sensible posters (full of wisdom) so I would atleast ask you to revisit point A) and B) of your reasoning. Point A, well you are right, its God's gift to us but we are all creatures of God and so it stays this way. Regarding B, I guess niksik or anyone who has worked in this field can tell you more if your concern is still valid with the advancement of organ transplantation.

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What about donating your eggs for infertile women? Same question for blokes, is donating sperm to a sperm bank allowed too?

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From what I know, they are not allowed
and not even gestational surrogacy
but blood donation, organ and sperm/egg donation are different concepts from each other