Is surrogacy permissible?
Question
Im just asking this question for my own knowledge. A woman who cant have kids, can she have a surrogate?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The practice of surrogacy or the involvement of a third person in reproduction is not permissible.[1] Alternatively, one may consider adoption. That is indeed a virtuous deed.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
Student Darul Iftaa
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] جديد فقهى مسائل (5/ 151)
جامع الفتاوى (3/ 240)
حلال وحرام (ص. 302)
نظام الفتاوى (1/ 337)
فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا (6/ 790)
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- Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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