In Islam, is it permissible to donate your organs after death?
The majority of the Indo/Pak scholars are of the view that organ transplant is not permissible, while, the Arab scholars and some scholars of the Indian subcontinent give its permission under certain conditions 1) The view of impermissibility The human body and parts are not in our ownership in that we may fiddle with them as we desire. It is a trust that has been given to us by Allah Almighty. As such, it will be impermissible for one to sell, give or donate any organs of his body. Islam has forbidden suicide for the same reason. There are many texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah that clearly determine this. Thus, it will be unlawful for one to give his organs to another. It is unlawful for an individual to inflict harm upon himself or others. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “It is unlawful to inflict harm upon your self and others.(Mustadrak of al-Hakim) A human body is sacred even after his/her death. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Breaking the bone of a dead person is similar (in sin) to breaking the bone of a living person”. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah & Musnad Ahmad). The Hadith shows that the bone of a dead person has the same sanctity and honour as the bone of living person. (Mushkil al-Athar). In another Hadith it is stated: “Harming a believer after his death is similar to harming him in his life”. (Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shayba). 2) The view of permissibility Firstly, it is true that a human body, whether dead or alive, is honoured and respected, but does the modern procedure violate this sanctity? Islam ordered us to honour a human body but did not prescribe any fixed methods for it. Disgracing a human body may change from one time to another and from one place to another. Thus, it could be said that the current procedure of organ transplantation is not considered dishonouring a human body. The surgery is performed in the most respectable way and it is not considered to be disrespectful. This is the reason why many highly respected people of the community regard donating of organs as a mark of merit, and they are not looked down upon. Source(s): for more info: http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/hh...
Are people who will not donate organs selfish? I am not talking about refusal due to religious beliefs or someone who can't because of a disease or such.
I am a little prejudiced here, but I have to say “possibly”. My teenage son needed a heart transplant due to Danon Disease. He had an enlarged heart and a heart beat that would race up to 350 beats a min. This led him to heart failure. If your son needed something that could save his life, and someone else had that very thing he needed and that they would not need or miss………yes, I’d say you are selfish. We later found out that he inherited the problem from me, and that in a female this condition doesn’t appear with symptoms until the 50s. I also needed and got a transplant. A very generous family who had just lost a child thought of others and donated his heart. I was the recipient shortly before they were going to give up looking for one for me becuase of high antibodies. My son received a heart when he was 19. He was able to graduate high school, go out with friends like a normal teen, joined a group that fed the homeless once a week, and became engaged. I have been able to retire with my husband of 45 years, see my older son get his doctorate, get married and have a grandson, who will now remember his grandmother.But, if I were someone who had never known someone who received an organ, I would probably say that your body is your body. No one can force you to donate after your death. Your family is usually the persons who make that decision if you die in an accident or other ways to make your organs transplantable. I still see the validity of that argument, but I guarantee you that I will donate any organ that I am able upon my death. My meds make me inelligible to donate a major organ but I can donate my eyes, skin and bones. And I will.As far as someone who answered this question saying that the operation for my heart affects any other medical care in the general population: baloney. I have two private insurance policies that I have paid for since I first began working 40 years ago. If I had not had the operation, the money would not have gone toward any public health issue. No tax money was used.Are you selfish? I think only you can answer that for yourself.
If I donate my organs after death, will they give my remaining dead body to my family?
Organ donors are usually living donors or deceased donors( dead). For living donors, organ donation typically involves extensive testing before the donation, including psychological evaluation to determine whether the would-be donor understands and consents to the donation. On the day of the donation, the donor and the recipient arrive at the hospital, just like they would for any other major surgery.For dead donors, the process begins with verifying that the person is brain-dead, determining whether any organs could be donated, and obtaining consent for the donation of any usable organs. Brain death is diagnosed by a committee consisting of eminent neurologist/ neuro surgeon, a physician and an anesthetist and a member of the team of doctors who were primarily treating the patient before he is brain dead. Verification of death is often done multiple times, to prevent doctors from overlooking any remaining sign of life, however small. After death, the hospital may keep the body on a mechanical ventilator and use other methods to keep the organs in good condition.Donors and their families are not charged for any expenses related to the donation after he is declared brain dead.The surgical process depends upon which organs are being donated. After the surgeons harvest the organs, they are transported as quickly as possible to the recipient, for immediate transplantation. Most organs only survive outside the body for a few minutes to a few hours, so recipients in the same region are usually chosen.In the case of a dead donor, after the organs are removed, the body is normally restored to as normal an appearance as possible, so that the family can proceed with funeral rites and either cremation or burial.
Why can't I sell my organs after death instead of donating them? I don't care what happens to my body after I'm dead; burn it, feed it to dogs or throw it in a river. Why shouldn't my wife get some money for selling my organs after I'm dead?
Because if this was allowed, how many spouses would kill their wife/husband? Don’t bother, take a life insurance instead, but be aware that the hospital where you die may very well sell your organs (outside the country because it is not allowed in the country but cornea travels very well), take steps to prevent that.
Do hospitals charge the recipients of donated organs for said organs?
If you really want to make the whole process ethical, then no one should profit from an organ donation, and that includes surgeons and hospitals. It's a total smoke screen effect when a surgeon claims it's free when it's not. This is a medical category that is still ethically debatable when surgeons and hospitals profit off “the process”.
If you don't donate your organs what do they do with them???
If your body is autopsied after death, the organs are removed for examination and then put back in. If your body is not autopsied, nothing is taken out. No...your organs cannot be harvested or sold after death. They would not be viable. In order for a person to be an organ donor, they must be alive but legally declared brain dead at the time of harvest. A person who is an organ donor will be sustained by artificial means until the harvest. Other organs (liver, kidneys, pancreas) are removed first so circulation and oxygenation is maintained. The heart goes last. Organs cannot legally be sold. Organ donation is volunteer. The family of the donor is not compensated in any way, except for knowing that they gave someone else a chance at life.
What are the pros and cons of organ donation?
Cons: If your dying and they see you have a chek mark on your drivers licsence, they will not try to save your life, but your organs only. (so you will not have a fair treatment) You might end up be use for Science. (ex. Body World) If you die and they take your eyes,.. and find a cure for death years later and they start bringing people back to life, YOU'L BE BLIND!!!
Is it allowed to donate a breathing organ (heart, liver) to a loved one?
Sure, and it happens all the time.A technicality—there is no such thing as a “breathing organ.” The term is typically “living donor” vs “cadaveric donor.” The first comes from a living person who is giving a gift and will continue living. The second comes from someone who is brain dead. That person is officially and legally dead even though the heart still beats. The final (and unusual) form of organ donation is called DCD (or donation after cardiac death).Living donors—the donor is taken to the operating room and the organ is retrieved. The donor wakes up, recovers, and goes home to live a pretty normal life. This is limited mostly to kidneys. Many kidneys are transplanted this way. Occasionally, someone will donate part of their liver. I was an intensivist at a major transplant center for years and I never saw one of these done with a liver. But it is done on occasion.Cadaveric donors—otherwise known as brain dead donors. The brain dead person is maintained in the ICU until all the recipients are lined up. By “maintained,” I mean that all of their organs are treated so that they will have the greatest degree of success. The person, however, is still dead. If the person is declared brain dead on Monday and their heart stops on Friday, the official day of death is still Monday. Once all the recipients are lined up and the transplant donation team flies in to the hospital, the donor is taken to the operating room and the organ are removed. The organs are preserved and shipped to wherever for transplantation.DCD—these donors are not brain dead. They aren’t dead at all-yet. They typically have very severe brain injuries and are “almost dead.” In these settings, the family decides that they would not wish any further aggressive care and that they would wish to donate organs. They are take to the OR and removed from life support. Once they “flatline,” then the clock is started. I feel like they have to be flatlined (asyatolic) for 10 minutes but I could be wrong on the exact time. Once this happens, there is a mad dash to get the organs out as quickly as possible because the organs start dying once the heart stops. If the patient doesn’t go asystolic within a defined time (maybe 90 minutes), then donation is cancelled and they are are returned to the ICU to die there.
Does donating ones organs hurt?
I read a story where this girl had donated her organs and when the doctors thought she was dead, Then they cut her open to take her organs and she was still alive. So needless to say they stopped. But my question is this. If you want to be a donor then how do they cut out your organs while you are still alive or do they? I am just asking because I have always wanted to know. Thanks a lot for your answers. Have a blessed day.