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Going for IVF treatment to get a boy baby

· 17 Safar 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have 3 daughters mashallah but we desire for Boy. Medically there is a procedure called IVF GDS so through this process you can chose gender. Is it allow in Islam? Please tell me in detail.

Answer

This is unnatural and not condoned by the shari`ah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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