Fundraising for heart transplant medical expenses

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Respected Ulama/Students (and my distant Family in ISLAM),

Hope & pray to Allah the Almighty ; this mail finds you in best shape of Life & Imaan.

Sorry to disturb you with similar query, in-case if this has already been answered; thanks to guide to the same.

Recently one of my dearest friend has gone through Heart Transplant.

Alhamdulillah the operation was successful & he is doing good. (still at the hospital)

We don’t know who was the donor (whether the donor was Male/Female, Young/Old, Muslim/Non-Muslim); as the heart was received from a deceased (accidental case).

Query:

As there is varied opinion on the permissibility of Organ donation (transplant);

Is it ok for me (us) to raised fund for my friends medical expenses?

NOTE: Fund raising will be done by asking friends and family & other charitable trust/organisation to donate.

May Almighty accept the hardwork you people do, give you & and your family Peace & Success in both the worlds.

Muajul I. Chowdhury · Accepted Answer

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullaahi wa-barakaatuh.

May Allaah Ta’aala grant your friend a speedy recovery. Aameen.

It is permissible to raise funds for your friend to pay for his medical expenses. In fact that will be an act of virtue to do so.

Rasulullaah (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said,

Translation: “Whoever removes a difficulty from a Muslim in this world, Allaah will remove from him a difficulty from the difficulties of Qiyaamah.” (Tirmidhi 1930)

Translation: “The relationship of the believer with another believer is like (the bricks of) a building, each strengthens the other.” (Tirmidhi 1928)

And Allaah Ta’aala Knows Best

Muajul I. Chowdhury

Student, Darul Iftaa

Astoria, New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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