Chairman of the Islamic Ideology Council (IIC), Allama Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi, has said that donating kidneys, liver, and blood to save human lives is permissible in Islamic Sharia, while organs can be donated even after death, provided that close relatives and heirs give permission.
In a recent interview, Allama Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi said that such donations are not against Islamic teachings and should be encouraged.
“Donating organs by living individuals is not forbidden in Sharia because Islam prioritizes the protection of human life and allows such measures to save lives,” he said.
He added that close relatives and heirs of brain-dead patients can decide to donate their organs according to Sharia so that the lives of other people can be saved.
“After death, a person has no control over his body, therefore, a will given during his life does not have Sharia validity. The decision should be made with the consent of the family,” he maintained.
Naeemi further said that in the case of mentally dead, or un-inherited dead body, the state can decide within the ambit of Sharia, provided that the process is transparent, the body is treated with respect, and the burial is done in a dignified manner, the graves of such individuals are identified and their donation for human lives is recognized.
Regarding voluntary blood donation, the Chairman of the Islamic Ideology Council said that blood donation is a permissible and commendable act according to Sharia because blood is naturally regenerated, blood should be donated only under the spirit of human compassion, and receiving any kind of reward, financial benefit or privileges for it is against Islamic principles.
