{"id":114,"date":"2020-01-25T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T00:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.147\/shariawiz\/?p=114"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:30:14","slug":"does-the-sharia-permit-autopsies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/01\/25\/does-the-sharia-permit-autopsies\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Shar\u012b\u2018a permit autopsies? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: Does Islamic Law Permit Autopsies?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7Fc7DoqA-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Autopsies are not encouraged in the Islamic tradition; autopsies delay burials, cause harm to the body, and remove body parts. However, there are exceptions in the Shar\u012b\u2018a concerning autopsies.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic principle of <em>maslaha<\/em> (public benefit) states that when the benefits outweigh the harms, the approach that is beneficial must be taken. Scholars have concluded that public interest supports performing autopsies because the benefits of scientific advancements, enhanced medical education, and related benefits outweigh any harm.<\/p>\n<p>M. Makhluf, a prominent Sunni scholar from the 1950s as well as Al Azhar in 1982 concluded that autopsies do not violate the Shar\u012b\u2018a if medical students would learn from the autopsy, if the law requires an autopsy to be performed to determine cause of death and\/or to aid in a criminal investigation, or if a contagious disease could be controlled. Of course, the scholars agreed that the examination should only take place when necessary.<\/p>\n<p>It is always a good idea to make arrangements with the coroner\u2019s office to allow a speedy burial.<\/p>\n<p>Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shariawiz.com\/last-will-and-testament\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ISLAMIC WILL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0<\/span>software to prepare your own customized Islamic estate plan that is legally valid for your state, which will allow you to select the autopsy opinion that you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn if the Shar\u012b\u2018a permits autopsies for Muslim Americans.  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