{"id":33696,"date":"2024-11-11T11:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T11:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=33696"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T15:29:59","slug":"the-husband-has-fertility-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/the-husband-has-fertility-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Husband Has Fertility Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07664<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Sibghat Ullah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Husband has fertility issues. The Wife is healthy \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0644\u0644\u0647. The doctor says IVF may help, but if it turns out to be male, then the child may have the same fertility issues as the father. So, can the couple now choose to only select the Female embryo and discard the male embryo during the IVF process? Is this haram?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>In the name of Allah, the <\/b><b>Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Answer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In Islam, selecting the gender of a child raises ethical and moral considerations. If there is a valid medical concern, such as a hereditary issue that could affect the health or fertility of the child then in such a case it could be allowed. The following principles should be kept in mind: &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Ethical reason: &#8211;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"> The procedure does not involve prohibited actions (such as using another person\u2019s sperm or eggs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"> The gender selection is solely for preventing harm, not for mere preference.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"> It does not violate Islamic ethics on reproductive rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Medical reason: &#8211;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If a medical condition is linked to one\u2019s gender, such as in this case the male offspring inheriting a fertility issue from the father, it may be permissible to select the gender to prevent harm. Allah says:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>\u064a\u064f\u0631\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u064a\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0631\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0631\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0631\u064e<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Allah intends for your ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:185<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Seek treatment, O servants of Allah, for Allah does not create any disease but He also creates with it the cure, except for old age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Under the guidelines of the Quran and hadith, it could be allowed to prevent harm and danger to the life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Preventing Harm: &#8211; <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If there is a valid concern about passing down fertility issues or other serious health conditions, scholars argue that preventive actions, including gender selection, could be permissible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Sibghat Ullah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0Sunan Abi Dawood, Hadith 3855<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201c\u062a\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0627\u0648\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0627 \u0639\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650\u060c \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0639\u0652 \u062f\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064b \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0634\u0650\u0641\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064b \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0645\u064e\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Qawaid ul Faqeeh, Page 31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0631\u0631 \u064a\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0628\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Harm should be removed as much as possible\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07664 &nbsp; &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Sibghat Ullah &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; The Husband has fertility issues. The Wife is healthy \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f\u0644\u0644\u0647. 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