Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is surrogacy permissible?

· 4 Rabiʻ II 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 46561English

Question

Im just asking this question for my own knowledge. A woman who cant have kids, can she have a surrogate?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The practice of surrogacy or the involvement of a third person in reproduction is not permissible.[1] Alternatively, one may consider adoption. That is indeed a virtuous deed.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat

Student Darul Iftaa
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] جديد فقهى مسائل (5/ 151)

جامع الفتاوى (3/ 240)

حلال وحرام (ص. 302)

نظام الفتاوى (1/ 337)

فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا (6/ 790)

Answered by
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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