Interviewer: Educational Radio-Television broadcaster and a kidney patient
[Question: From the point of view of Islam, what is the decree on transplant of organs?]
Answer: In the case that the transplant facilitates saving a person from death, there is no objection from the point of view of religion.
[Q: What is the ordinance with regard to the transplant of a kidney of a person who dies in an accident, and the transplant of the kidney of a person who donates it while he is alive to another kidney patient?]
A: In the case of one who has died and his kidney is usable, it is allowed to use it to save the life of another human being with the permission of the parents, and to transplant it to a sick human being who has no healthy kidney.
[Q: Does the Imam have any suggestions to make to the people regarding these types of kidney patients?]
A: Of course, in case the life of a human being can be saved, while the health of the kidney donor is safeguarded there is no objection and is an extremely good thing to do. I hope that philanthropic individuals undertake this self-sacrifice and save the lives of their brothers. I hope that Gad grants them good health and all of them become prosperous and healthy. And this is allowed provided their own health is safeguarded and with the donation of a kidney, in the same manner that we have seen, they survive. Therefore, those who have two kidneys if in case they undertake this good deed and this self-sacrifice for their sick brothers will be doing an extremely good thing and God shall reward them.