Gatrad A R
Manor Hospital, Walsall.
BMJ. 1994;309(6953):521-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.309.6953.521.
Muslims are always buried, never cremated. It is a religious requirement that the body be ritually washed and draped before burial, which should be as soon as possible after death. Those carrying out this duty should be immunised against hepatitis B and be aware of the hazards of AIDS. Muslim women never attend burials and it is rare for funeral directors to be involved. Muslim jurists from the Arab world can justify organ transplantation, but those from the Indian subcontinent are against it. They are united in the belief of the sacredness of the human body and thus deplore postmortem examinations.
穆斯林总是实行土葬，从不火化。按照宗教要求，尸体在埋葬前要进行仪式性清洗和包裹，且应在死后尽快下葬。执行此项任务的人员应接种乙肝疫苗，并了解艾滋病的危害。穆斯林女性从不参加葬礼，葬礼承办人也很少参与其中。来自阿拉伯世界的穆斯林法学家认可器官移植，但来自印度次大陆的法学家则反对。他们都坚信人体的神圣性，因此对尸体解剖深感痛惜。
