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Hukum Menggunakan Kaedah Khidmat Ibu Tumpang (Surrogate Motherhood) Untuk Mendapatkan Zuriat
What is the ruling on using a surrogate mother to obtain offspring?
Short answer
The 80th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 1-3 February 2008, ruled that using a surrogate mother to obtain offspring is prohibited in Islam.
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 80th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 1-3 February 2008, ruled that using a surrogate mother to obtain offspring is prohibited in Islam. The prohibition applies even when the sperm and ovum come from a lawfully married couple. The reason given is that it causes confusion over the lineage of the child who is born.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
menggunakan kaedah khidmat ibu tumpang untuk mendapatkan zuriat adalah diharamkan oleh Islam walaupun sperma dan ovum adalah diambil daripada suami isteri yang sah
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Menggunakan Kaedah Khidmat Ibu Tumpang (Surrogate Motherhood) Untuk Mendapatkan Zuriat”, 3 February 2008. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-menggunakan-kaedah-khidmat-ibu-tumpang-surrogate-motherhood-untuk-mendapatkan-zuriat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-using-surrogate-mother-for-offspring/