𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (380)

The Ruling on Gender Selection Through IVF in Islam The questioner asks: A married woman with eight daughters desires to have a son. Her doctor has advised her to undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to select for a male child. Similar advice is also given to those whose children are born with genetic or hereditary defects, or due to close kinship. Is such a procedure permissible, and is it considered part of taking lawful means? Sheikh Yahya hafidahullah: This is not considered a necessity that would justify exposing a woman’s private parts, even to another woman. It is not something required or necessary, and thus should be avoided. Allāh says: "He gives to whom He wills [only] female [children], and He gives to whom He wills [only] males, or He couples them [both]—males and females; and He makes whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Capable" [Surah Ash-Shura: 49–50]. If Allāh has granted her daughters and she desires a son—specifically aiming to conceive a male through such procedures like gender selection in IVF—we do not see this as something necessary. ------------- Related benefits ⤵️ Sh. Ibn Baz https://t.me/womensbenefits/839 Sh. Albani https://t.me/womensbenefits/841 Sh. Fawzān https://t.me/womensbenefits/842 Sh. Uthaymeen https://t.me/womensbenefits/843