- The purpose of the move is to protect the life of patients suffering from organ failure.
- Pakistan faces a critical situation with thousands of people suffering from end-phase limb failure.
- Islam gives priority to save life, permits in a position of deadly: President of CII.
Islamabad: Allama, President of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII). Ragib Hussain Naeemi has given green lights for organ transplant, which emphasizes the support of the council for the kidney, liver, and donations blood from living donors, Reports Informed
Anga donations from dead persons, provided all close relatives consent was also supported by the council. The purpose of this step is to protect the lives of patients suffering from organ failure.
Such donations are not against Islamic teachings and they should be encouraged nationwide, Dr. Neemi said in a special interview Reports,
The top religious scholar said that donating organs from living persons to save human life is not prohibited in Sharia.
He said, “From the point of view of Sharia, it is not forbidden to donate organs to save one’s life,” he said, Islam preferred to save life and allow such works in the event of life-threatening.
Pakistan is currently facing a serious condition with thousands of people suffering from the failure of the end-phase, including the kidney, liver, heart and corneal failure.
Nevertheless, the country struggles with the chronic deficiency of donated organs due to extensive misunderstanding, religious hesitation and lack of a formal organ donation system.
Even relatives of brain-loving patients in Pakistan are reluctant to donate organs citing religious and cultural reservation. While Pakistan receives corneal tissue from Sri Lanka to treat blindness, patients with heart failure often travel to India for transplants due to unavailability of hearts from dead donors at home.
Addressing this dilemma, Naeemi said that the CII believes that the successor and relatives of a brain-mysted person can decide to donate to the patient’s organs to save the lives of others.
He said, “After death, a person has no right over his body according to Sharia, so the desire of the deceased is not acceptable. However, his family members can decide to donate organs in good faith to save the lives of others,” he explained.
He also talked about unclaimed persons who are close to death or have been declared brain-to-death.
“In such cases, the state may decide to cut the organs, provided that the process is transparent, the body is treated respectfully, and the burial is performed with dignity. Even their donations should be recognized, and the tombs should be marked to respect their contribution to save human life,” CII’s chairman said.
On the subject of blood donation, Dr. Neemi said that voluntary blood donation is not only permissible but commendable, as the blood naturally revives and can save life.
