Ulema's Ruling About Transplant
Purport of the Senior Ulema Commission Decision No. 99 Dated 06-11-1402H

The Board unanimously resolved the permissibility to remove an organ, or a part thereof from a muslim or Thimmi living in person and graft it onto him, should the need arise, should there be no risk in the removal and should the transplantation seem likely successful.

The Board also resolved by majority the following:

The permissibility to remove an organ or part thereof from a dead person for the benefit of a muslim, should the need arise, should the removal cause no harm and should the transplantation seems successful.

The permissibility for the living person to donate one of his organs or part thereof for the benefit of a muslim in need thereof.

Senior Ulema Commission

Resolution of the Council of Islamic Jurisprudence on Resuscitation Apparatus Decsion No. (5) Dated 03-07-1986 G

The council of Islamic Jurisprudence in its third meeting held in Amman, Capital of Jordan from 8 to 13 Safar 1407H corresponding to 11 to 16 October 1986G and after discussing all relevant aspects of resuscitation apparatus and after hearing the detailed explanation from specialist doctors, decide the following:

A Person is pronounced legally dead and consequently, all dispositions of the Islamic Law in case of death apply if one of the two following conditions has been established

1. There is total cessation of cardiac and respiratory functions, and doctors have ruled that such cessation is irreversible.

2. There is total cessation of all cerebral functions and experienced specialized doctors have ruled that such cessation is irreversible and that brain has started to undergo autolysis.

In this case, it is permissible to take the person of resuscitation apparatus, even if the function of some organs e.g., heart are still artificially maintained.