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Eating Human Flesh for Survival: Is it Permissible?

Q: What is the ruling on eating human flesh (own flesh or a dead persons flesh) if your life depended on it?

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A: It is impermissible.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

مضطر لم يجد ميتة وخاف الهلاك فقال له رجل اقطع يدي وكلها أو قال اقطع مني قطعة وكلها لا يسعه أن يفعل ذلك ولا يصح أمره به كما لا يسع للمضطر أن يقطع قطعة من نفسه فيأكل كذا في فتاوى قاضي خان (الفتاوى الهندية 5/338)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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