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PERCANTUMAN BENIH UNTUK MENDAPATKAN ZURIAT
What is the ruling on combining the sperm and egg of a husband and wife to obtain offspring?
Short answer
The Kedah Fatwa Committee ruled that taking and combining the husband's and wife's gametes during a valid marriage is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Gazetted
- Series
- Fatwa Yang Diwartakan
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
Gazette evidence in the source: Tarikh Diwartakan: 04-Apr-21
Summary
The Kedah Fatwa Committee ruled that taking and combining the husband's and wife's gametes during a valid marriage is permissible. Several other practices are forbidden: using gametes extracted before the marriage contract, placing the combined embryo in another wife or woman through a surrogate, placing it in the wife after her iddah has ended without reconciliation, and placing it after the husband's death.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum mencantumkan benih suami dan benih isteri dan dimasukkan ke dalam rahim isteri itu selepas kematian suami adalah haram.
Read the full fatwa on the Kedah website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “PERCANTUMAN BENIH UNTUK MENDAPATKAN ZURIAT”, 4 April 2021. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/10.-PERCANTUMAN-BENIH-UNTUK-MENDAPATKAN-ZURIAT.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-combining-sperm-and-egg-for-offspring/