There is a procedure which enables the sperm of the husband to be cleaned and then inserted/injected into the wife’s egg. Will this be permissible as the couple is in desperate need of having a baby?

23 Mar 2004 · 2 Safar 1425 AH1 min readFatwa 11205English

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The husband is HIV Positive (aids), and the wife wants to have a baby. There is a procedure which enables the sperm of the husband to be washed (cleaned) and then inserted/injected into the wife?s egg. Will this be permissible as the couple is in desperate need of having a baby?

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According to the Shari?ah, ?desperate need? of having a baby does not fall in the category of ?Dhuroorah? which relaxes prohibition.

A need is something the lack of which threatens one?s very survival. It is not permissible for the wife to undergo such a procedure as it unnecessarily exposes her to others.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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