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Buying and selling of Bones Question: I am a medical student. Every medical student need human skeleton(bones) for their educational purposes. So I brought a human skeleton(bones) 3 years ago @ of 6500 taka. Now there is no use of these human skeleton (bones) for me. I sold the bones to other medical student in my medical college student & take about 7000 taka. Can I use these money in my own purpose or not? What should I do now? Answer : 150667 Published on: May 18, 2017 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Fatwa: 782/742/SD=8/1438) None is the owner of human corpse. Hence it is unlawful and haram to sell and purchase it. Thus, the amount, mentioned there in the question, shall not be lawful for you to use. You should return the amount to the purchaser and take back the corpse and then return it to the person whom you bought it and take back your money. If it is not possible, then surrender the corpse to the heirs, and if you don’t know them then bury it. Allah knows Best! Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Halal--Haram/150667 June 11, 2017 Question: Assalamu alaikum wr Is it permissible to buy real skull and other bones of the body for study purposes? Answer: و علیکم السلام و رحمة الله و بركاته. It is haraam to buy and sell human body parts. If it is a necessity for you to buy for doing your studies, and you cannot get them in any other way, then you can do so, but it will still be haraam. Furthermore, you can not sell them further and you should simply donate them to someone else. Also, you can ask your senior students to give you these bones free of charge, and you will give them a gift for the value of the bones. Allah knows best.. Mufti Ali Munir