Ruling on the use of medical analysis to establish the paternity of a newborn
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Question:
The guest of the Shaykh asks: What is the ruling on resorting to medical analysis, which is called the genetic test, instead of the doubt, in order to know whether this newborn is from the husband or not?
Answer:
It is not permissible to rely on medical analysis because it errs and hits the mark, it is not precise, and it errs and hits the mark. It is not permissible to rely on medical analysis. And as for trusting the doctors, their analyses may get mixed up, they may have other samples, and they may have other matters.
The guest of the Shaykh asks: What is the ruling on resorting to medical analysis, which is called the genetic test, instead of the doubt, in order to know whether this newborn is from the husband or not?
Answer:
It is not permissible to rely on medical analysis because it errs and hits the mark, it is not precise, and it errs and hits the mark. It is not permissible to rely on medical analysis. And as for trusting the doctors, their analyses may get mixed up, they may have other samples, and they may have other matters.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب اللعان — islamhouse.com (52:00)
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