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Pencantuman Benih Untuk Mendapatkan Zuriat - 1
What is the ruling on placing an embryo into a wife's womb after her husband has died or after divorce?
Short answer
The 55th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 8 April 2003, discussed the joining of seeds to obtain offspring.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 55th Muzakarah of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia, held on 8 April 2003, discussed the joining of seeds to obtain offspring. It decided that placing an embryo into the wife's womb after the husband's death or after a divorce is haram.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa hukum memasukkan embrio ke dalam rahim isteri selepas berlaku kematian suami atau perceraian adalah haram.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Pencantuman Benih Untuk Mendapatkan Zuriat - 1”, 8 April 2003. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#pencantuman-benih-untuk-mendapatkan-zuriat-1. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-embryo-transfer-after-husband-death-divorce/