Permissibility of test tube treatment

· 15 Rabiʻ I 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 34629English

Question

My question is 'test tube baby of the parent own semen and ovum is permissible or not in islam'?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Syed Haneef Ahmed

Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Fatawa Darul Uloom Zakariyyah vol.6 pg.790

Jadeed Fiqhi Masaail vol.5 pg.98

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

خلاصة التفاوضي ج.1 ص.260

تحفة الفقهاء ج.3 ص.334

الفتاوي الهندية ج.4 ص.114

Answered by
Syed Haneef Ahmed
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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