Question No. 1389)Can one donate her egg?

[Topic:Prohibitions] Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: salam alaikoum I saw an ad in the paper about egg donor , they give $ 4000.00 and I would like to know if it's haram or not. Please guide me. Thank you (There may be some grammatical and spelling errors in the above statement. The forum does not change anything from questions, comments and statements received from our readers for circulation in confidentiality.) Answer: Can one donate her egg? In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. The body is a trust or amaanah which Allah has bestowed upon each human being. Therefore, it would not be permissible for a believer, who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day, to sell any part of his/her body. Besides, it does not behove a believing woman to sell her eggs so that they may be medically fertilized by the sperms of a man who is not her husband. This would be absolutely impermissible for the believers. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Question No:5443)We are engaged in social work within the community and one of the projects taken up is the `Donation of Eyes` after death. [Topic:Prohibitions] Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: Dear Burhan, We are engaged in social work within the community and one of the projects taken up is the `Donation of Eyes` after death. I understand there is some resistance within the Muslim community, probably more out of some misconception on the doctrines of Islam. Is there any hadith or guidelines within Islam that prohibits donation of organs after death. Please do let me know. Regards Zahir Pune Computers, 8, Kubera Chambers, J M Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune.: 411 005. PH. 2553 3670/4197. Fax.: 5601 5509. (There may be some grammatical and spelling errors in the above statement. The forum does not change anything from questions, comments and statements received from our readers for circulation in confidentiality.) Answer: Donate organs In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. The Holy Quran and Sunnah are silent on the issue of donating organs, as these transplants were obviously made available only after the advancements of technology and modern medicine, which were not available at the time the Quran was being revealed. The scholars in Islam have debated on this issue in light of the principles of the Quran and Sunnah, and the majority of them are of the opinion that there is no harm if one donates his body organs after his death to another so that some other believer may benefit from them after his/her death; provided some conditions are met.

One cannot be forced to donate his body parts. One may donate his body parts of his own free will. One should not sell or get any material benefit for donating his body parts. Their argument or daleel is that ones body parts are only needed as long as one is alive, and are absolutely no use to the person once he/she dies. Thus if these parts can benefit some loved one, there is no harm in donating them. A few scholars though, have voiced their opinion saying that it is forbidden to donate ones body parts to another. Their daleel is that man is not the inherent owner of his own body, as the body was only given to man as a trust from Allah Subhanah, Who is the Real Owner of everything. Therefore it is not permissible to distribute something which does not belong to man in the first place. The majority of the scholars are of the opinion that if one does it of his own free will, and does not demand or get any material benefit from it, there is no harm in donating ones body parts to a loved one after his/her death. And Allah Alone Knows Best. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Question No:5358)Upon death can a muslim donate body parts for transplanting into other human beings. [Topic:Prohibitions] Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: As-salam-o-alikum wa rehmatAllahi wa-barakatuhu. Dear brothers in Islam Upon death can a muslim donate body parts for transplanting into other human beings. Jaza-kum Allah khair. (There may be some grammatical and spelling errors in the above statement. The forum does not change anything from questions, comments and statements received from our readers for circulation in confidentiality.) Answer: Organ transplant In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. The Holy Quran and Sunnah are silent on the issue of donating organs, as these transplants were obviously made available only after the advancements of technology and modern medicine, which were not available at the time the Quran was being revealed. The scholars in Islam have debated on this issue in light of the principles of the Quran and Sunnah, and the majority of them are of the opinion that there is no harm if one donates his body organs after his death to another so that some other believer may benefit from them after his/her death; provided some conditions are met. One cannot be forced to donate his body parts. One may donate his body parts of his own free will. One should not sell or get any material benefit for donating his body parts. Their argument or daleel is that ones body parts are only needed as long as one is alive, and are absolutely no use to the person once he/she dies. Thus if these parts can benefit some loved one, there is no harm in donating them. A few scholars though, have voiced their opinion saying that it is forbidden to donate ones body parts to another. Their daleel is that man is not the inherent owner of his own body, as the body was only given to man as a trust from Allah Subhanah, Who is the Real

Owner of everything. Therefore it is not permissible to distribute something which does not belong to man in the first place. The majority of the scholars however are of the opinion that if one does it of his own free will, and does not demand or get any material benefit from it, there is no harm in donating ones body parts to a loved one after his/her death. And Allah Alone Knows Best. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

One in five Swedes would swap a kidney for cash

Published: 15 Apr 11 10:58 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation Online: http://www.thelocal.se/33224/20110415/ Share11 A recent survey shows that 22 percent of Swedes would be willing to part with one of their kidneys for in exchange for a hefty sum of money.

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For the first time ever, a study looking at how many Swedes would be willing to part with one of their kidneys for money has been carried out by consumer research company SIFO for Sveriges Radio (SR). If it was legal, would you be prepared to sell one of your kidneys for 300,000 kronor ($48,344) to the County Council (Lnstinget) to be used for someone with kidney failure, or wouldnt you, SR asked 1,000 Swedes. 22 percent answered they would be prepared to sell their kidney, 67 percent were not and 11 percent were undecided. Compared to Swedens population this would mean that 1.5 million people would be prepared to donate their kidney for cash. There are currently 750 people on the waiting list for kidney donation in Sweden, according to SR. The system would be profitable for state finances within a year as an operation costs approximately 300,000 kronor, whereas a year on dialysis costs twice as much, according to figures that SR have got from the Swedish Renal Registry (Svenskt Njurregister). According to SR, the only country in the world where the state pays for kidney donation is Iran, and it is also the only country without a waiting list. Most other countries, including Sweden, have signed a UN declaration prohibiting organ trade. The survey showed that low-income earners and high-income earners were just as likely to agree to the operation despite the small risk it would incur.

Out of those with an annual income of 250,000 kronor a year, 19 percent were in favour, 73 percent against and 8 percent undecided. The same figures applied for those with an annual income of 600,000 or more, and those in between also showed very similar figures. However, young people were more likely to be positive to selling their kidney (29 percent) than elderly people (17 percent) and those with a secondary education (16 percent) were less positive than those with a lower educational level (31 percent). More men (73 percent) than women (64 percent) were completely against the procedure. The survey was carried out by SIFO for Sveriges Radio in April and 1,000 people took part. TT/The Local (news@thelocal.se/08 656 6518) http://www.thelocal.se/33224/20110415/