Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Is it permissible to find out the gender of a baby before it is born?

Published as Finding out the gender of the foetus

· 3 Safar 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to find out the gender of a baby before it is born?

Answer

There is no harm in finding out the gender of a baby before it is born provided no impermissible means are used to ascertain this.

However, one should not have conviction on the results of medical tests. The final outcome should be left in the knowledge of Allah Ta’ala.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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