Question
Can a married couple choose to opt for artificial insemination to have children if it is a personal preference as opposed to a necessity? For example, if the couple has no fertility issues and would be able to have children through traditional intercourse but chooses to wait a few years before having children, and the woman decides to freeze her eggs to perform IVF after she is no longer able to have children naturally.
Answer
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
الجواب وباللہ التوفیق
The mentioned act is against the nature, dishonorable and is a form of indecency which is not allowed in the Shari'ah.
’’عَنْ رُوَيْفِعِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قال:سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللہ-صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ « لاَ يَحِلُّ لاِمْرِئٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ أَنْ يَسْقِىَ مَاءَهُ زَرْعَ غَيْرِهِ ‘‘(سنن ابی داؤد: ۱؍۳۹۳۔۲۱۵۸)
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Fatawa ID: 1796
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