Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is surrogacy permissible in Islam?

· 24 Jumada I 1444 AH1 min readFatwa 46684English

Question

If a man has more than one wife, can one of the wives be surrogate for the other wife?

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. Alternatively, one may consider adoption. That is indeed a virtuous deed.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Shakib Alam

Student - Darul Iftaa

Pennsylvania, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

04-23-1442|12-09-2020

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] جديد فقهى مسائل (ج5 ص151)

جامع الفتاوى (ج3 ص240)

حلال وحرام (ص 302)

نظام الفتاوى(ج1 ص337(

فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا (ج6 ص790)

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