(c) Teaching and learning medicine, as is done in medical schools.

Second: When dissection is carried out for educational purposes, the following restrictions must be observed:
(a) If the cadaver belongs to a known person, it is a condition that he himself gave permission before his death for his body to be dissected, or that his heirs grant such permission after his death. The body of anyone whose blood is inviolable may not be dissected except in case of necessity.
(b) The dissection must be confined to the extent required by need, so that the bodies of the dead are not subjected to unnecessary tampering.
(c) Women’s bodies may not be dissected by anyone other than female physicians, unless no female physicians are available.

Third: In every situation, all parts of the dissected corpse must be buried.

May Allah send copious blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

Resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy concerning Benefit from the Organs of the Deceased (No. 26)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and upon his family and Companions.

The Council of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, convened at its fourth conference session in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 18–23 Jumada al-Akhirah 1408 AH (6–11 February 1988 CE),

after examining the jurisprudential and medical papers submitted to the Academy on the subject of “A Human Being’s Use of Organs from Another Human Body, Whether Living or Deceased,” and in light of the discussions that drew attention to the fact that this subject is a matter