I am asking my fellow brothers and sisters in Islam for some advice. I was reading online the other day of how so many people are on these donor lists for livers, kidneys, hearts, etcetera. I know that a human can give a kidney and bone marrow while still alive and live like that. My question is, is it possible for me to do this? It broke my heart reading about this family who lost their child to kidney cancer. If I can do this, how would I go about doing it? What are the chances of my kidney matching a stranger's? No, I don't want to do it for money, I just don't want to know another family will go through so much pain when they lose a child because they didn't get an organ on time.
2007-09-19 05:09:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I also talked to my husband last night about it. He agreed immediately. I thought I would get an argument or something because of something I can't remember years ago wanting to do. Instead he said "OK" I said to him "What do you mean, ok?" He said "Ok, do it. You won't lose anything that you need to live and you'll be back to normal in a while after the surgery"
2007-09-19 05:16:46 · update #1
As an atheist I can not comment on the religious aspects of this, but kudos to you for wanting to actually do something to help.
There is almost always a shortage of blood. Donating blood is pretty easy and almost painless.
http://www.redcross.org/donate/give/
For bone marrow, I believe that you can get a test to see your tissue type and then get put a registry of potential donors. If a person needs a transplant and you are the best match then you actually go in to donate.
http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Join_the_Donor_Registry/index.html
More information on various living organ donations is here:
http://www.livingdonorsonline.org/
If you are not living in the US, my apologies for the US centric links.
2007-09-19 05:42:38 · answer #1 · answered by Simon T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it wrong in Islam? I do not know.
Otherwise, talk to a hospital, they can put you on a donor list and if someone come up matching you, you will be notified and then things can start.
Remember that although it is sad when a child dies. maybe someone close to you like friend or family may need the help you just gave away.
I myself am an organ donor in the event of my death. If anyone can can use what I have they are welcome to it.
I also have a young son and it would kill me if I donated, a kidney to a stranger, only to find some years down the track he needed one and I was a compatible donor.
Think it through and talk about your decision.
I think your intentions are great.
Take care.
2007-09-19 05:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Islam prohibits donation of parts that are irreplaceable.. Blood is replaceable, while any of the kidneys are not...
Allah is wise to create 2 of the kidneys, 2 of the eyes... Because your body needs the two.. and if one is malfunctioning.. You've another one...
Imagine you donated one kidney today to a stranger and your other kidney failed after 1 month.. or your daughter needed your donation !!
According to Sharia, You can't give something that is not yours, and your body is not yours. However, Sharia is very flexible and can accept a new legislation in this regard, if it promises a better environment for donors...
Islam "Permits" donation only between relatives of consanguinity or from the dead to the living, which is easy and possible today. Donation between relatives puts the transaction apart from any interest.. while if you donated today for a stranger, he'll most probably buy your kidney from the hospital after you go.. It's a very dirty business today and that's why God restricted it that way...
2007-09-20 02:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Lawrence of Arabia 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I am not of your faith but what you are asking is very noble. Whether it is in keeping with your faith, I cannot answer.
However, please consider the effect this may have on you and your family - perhaps not now but later in life. I am not suggesting you do not go through with this but while you may be able to provide now, someone else may have to provide for you in the future as a result of your action.
I would contact a local hospital and request more information on how you can be a kidney donor. The chances of being a match are slim but it is possible. Much organ donation actually occurs across family; with that, there is a better chance of success/match.
2007-09-19 05:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Organ donation is permitted in Islam if it is done within the permissible limits prescribed by the Shari`ah.
The following are the conditions scholars have stipulated for donation:
Conditions associated with a living donor:
1. He/she must be a person who is in full possession of his/her faculties so that he/she is able to make a sound decision by himself/herself;
2. He/she must be an adult and, preferably, at least twenty-one years old;
3. It should be done on his/her own free will without any external pressure exerted on him/ her;
4. The organ he/she is donating must not be a vital organ on which his/her survival or sound health is dependent upon;
5. No transplantation of sexual organs is allowed.
That;'s a great thought! just go to ur Doc and talk to him/her abt this subject & ask him/her if there would be initial problems to ur own life in donating ur kidney or whtever. You cant just decide in one night. It takes a lot of thinking , mental preparation n info on wat ur gonna do during this time and after the donation. So All the best......May Allah reward ur intentions Ameen.
Added- bro mikail! its NOT wrong to donate blood! saving one life is equal to saving the entire humanity in islam!
2007-09-19 05:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by NS 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
While i don't have any backup material to prove that it isn't wrong, im very much certain that an act as noble as this would never be considered wrong in Islam...After all, you are saving a person's life, giving them a second chance to live life, and the very act is just as noble as that of a martyr's or a scholar's...I applaud you for taking this decision, and hope that every one else would realise the siginificance of organ-donation too...Ramadan Kareem,sister..
2007-09-19 05:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by Lamya 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Islamically it is correct to do so you can donate anything you want to while you are alive and well. I'm not sure about the chances and what not you have to speak to a doctor. Any organs you can give while you are alive you can give when you have passed on. I hope that helps!
2007-09-19 05:32:55 · answer #7 · answered by Lubna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its OK to donate a kidney... Islam encourages saving lives of other ppl...
BUT... for heart n other stuff (the main things u need)... Allaho Alam... ethical issues is that the person has to be completely brain dead for the donation to take place...
BUT some Islamic scholars say that when the drs declare the person brain dead then its OK to donate... other scholars say otherwise...
2007-09-20 04:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Samantha 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
This is (very sadly) a debatable issue among muslims.. I'm not sure if there are any clear indications in any of the islamic scriptures about this.. i doubt it..
However, if you have any doubts, do a little bit of research.. go online to any authoritative islamic sites, check with some of the well known islamic organizations and ask their scholars, and most important of all: ask this in your prayers..
As for how to go about achieving it, you need to speak to a doctor or anyone at the hospital who can point you in the right direction
2007-09-19 05:29:32 · answer #9 · answered by druid_gtfx 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
as far as i know to donate is allowed in case that do no harm to you
i m not sure if that fit a particular person
it needs a series of tests
but i think the best way to do it is to go to hospitals which do such operations ,they will immediately make the tests for you and put you in stand by
so the first need for you they will get in touch
2007-09-19 05:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋