FatwaNationalMedicine & Health
Bank Air Mani
What is the ruling on establishing a sperm bank and on artificial insemination in Islam?
Short answer
The National Fatwa Committee meeting of 1981 ruled that establishing a sperm bank is haram.
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 National Fatwa Committee meeting of 1981 ruled that establishing a sperm bank is haram. If such a bank already exists, the government should act to close it down. Artificial insemination of humans is also haram, unless the semen comes from the husband and is obtained in a muhtaram manner, meaning one approved by Islamic law. Involvement of specialist doctors or any other party connected with a sperm bank is likewise ruled haram.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengadakan bank air mani adalah haram dalam Islam.
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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). “Bank Air Mani”, 29 January 1981. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#bank-air-mani. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-sperm-bank-and-artificial-insemination/