The Ruling on Artificial Insemination by Male Doctors
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The questioner : This questioner says: I am a woman who does not bear children, and I have sought treatment, but...
The Shaykh : A question for the men. Two questions for the men and one for the women. All right. They attend like...
The questioner : All right, after this question, if Allah wills, she says: I do not bear children, and I have sought treatment, but I have not found...
The Shaykh : I insisted on this.
The questioner : Yes, this question only, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : I greeted you with the salam.
The questioner : Yes. And he said to me...
The Shaykh : Did you insist on having children?
The questioner : No, I did not insist. She said: I am a woman who does not bear children, and I have sought treatment, but I have not found, and I have not found a share, meaning from a child. And some specialists told me that I can carry a child through artificial insemination, that is, test-tube babies. And the ones performing this procedure are doctors, not female doctors. So what is the ruling on this method according to the Shari'ah? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I do not issue a ruling on that. Because the matter is serious. And who can trust the doctors? So I ask for your excuse regarding answering this question.
The Shaykh : A question for the men. Two questions for the men and one for the women. All right. They attend like...
The questioner : All right, after this question, if Allah wills, she says: I do not bear children, and I have sought treatment, but I have not found...
The Shaykh : I insisted on this.
The questioner : Yes, this question only, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : I greeted you with the salam.
The questioner : Yes. And he said to me...
The Shaykh : Did you insist on having children?
The questioner : No, I did not insist. She said: I am a woman who does not bear children, and I have sought treatment, but I have not found, and I have not found a share, meaning from a child. And some specialists told me that I can carry a child through artificial insemination, that is, test-tube babies. And the ones performing this procedure are doctors, not female doctors. So what is the ruling on this method according to the Shari'ah? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I do not issue a ruling on that. Because the matter is serious. And who can trust the doctors? So I ask for your excuse regarding answering this question.
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ابن العثيمين - لقاء مفتوح في جدة — archive.org (15:03)
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