Gender reveal of a foetus
Question
Is it permissible to find out the gender of your unborn baby? What is the Fatwa regarding this please?
Answer
The impermissibility of photography is established from the Ahadith of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Hence, taking a digital scan of the foetus without a valid Shari’ee reason will not be permitted. Shariah does not consider finding out the gender of the child a valid reason to have a scan taken.
- Answered by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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