Pearl of Wisdom

in his last will to Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (AS) after he had been struck by Ibn Muljam, 'Never abandon the enjoinment of good and the prohibition of wrong lest the evil ones amongst you gain mastery over you whereafter you will supplicate [Allah] but you will not be answered.'

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as]
Nahj al-Baldgha, Letter 47

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Question : #240 Category: Death Issues
Subject: autopsy in islam, allowed or not?
Question: In certain cases, some governmental agencies demand that autopsy be performed on the body of the deceased to establish the cause of death. When is it permissible to agree to their demand and when is it not?

Also when is an autospy allowed?
Answer: No heir of a deceased Muslim is allowed to give consent for autopsy to be carried out on the body of the deceased for the purpose mentioned above and other similar purposes; and it is necessary for him to prevent the autopsy if possible. Of course, if another important factor at play that of equal or more importance than this basic rule, it is permissible.

It is not permissible to perform autopsy on the body of a dead Muslim for the sake of education and other purposes. It is only permissible, if the life of another Muslim depends on it—even if it is sometime in the future.

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