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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on artificial insemination?

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Question:
This person is asking about artificial insemination, which is taking the semen from the man and depositing it into the woman’s uterus, desiring the woman’s uterus through medical means. This is

Answer:
The truth is that this is a difficult matter and a place of concern, because it involves exposing the private parts; it involves exposing the private parts. Also, regarding lineage, who guarantees from these doctors that the lineage is correct, and that the child the woman gave birth to is the child of so-and-so, when there was no intercourse between them? Who guarantees the lineage? A person should not resort to this method. A person should treat the one who does not have children through treatment. If nothing happens, the matter is up to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He should be patient and seek reward. As for artificial insemination, I do not see it, and I do not advise a Muslim to do it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التلقيح الاصطناعي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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