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What is the ruling transplanting testicles taken from a person who has recently died, especially when this could be the solution for a person who is suffering from sterility?

Praise be to Allah.The Islamic Fiqh Council answered this question as follows:

Transplanting reproductive glands. Because the testicles and ovaries

continue to carry and produce the genetic characteristics (DNA) of the original donor even

after being transplanted into a new body, the transplanting of reproductive glands is not

permitted according to Islamic sharee’ah.

Transplanting other parts of the reproductive organs. Transplanting

parts of the reproductive system which do not transmit DNA (with the exception of the

private parts themselves) is permissible in cases of legitimate necessity as long as the

relevant rulings and regulations of sharee’ah are adhered to.

And Allaah knows best.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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