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Is it permissible to continue working as a secretary for the Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, which requires me to prepare and write letters and address the relevant authorities concerning organ transplantation from brain-dead individuals, given that one of the scholars has issued a fatwa stating that a brain-dead person is considered alive and it is not permissible to transfer organs from them?

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It has been previously established that organ transplantation is permissible under certain conditions, among which is not transplanting organs from a brain-dead individual unless their death is truly confirmed. The questioner should advise the hospital administration and explain the ruling to them. If they do not respond, he should inform them that a lease (contract) is not valid for something prohibited, and aiding in what is prohibited is itself prohibited, citing the Almighty's saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression," and the hadiths cursing the scribe and witness of usury, and the server of alcohol. He should request to be exempted from corresponding with entities on this matter unless they pledge to refrain from transplanting organs from those whose death has not been confirmed. He can also seek a from the Council of Senior Scholars.

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