Finding out the gender of the child in the womb

· 18 Rabiʻ I 1437 AH1 min readEnglish
Nikaah & Marriage IssuesPregnancy and ParentingPregnancygenderbabywomb

Question

If a lady is expecting, is it permissible to find out the gender of the baby?

Answer

This was not the way of the pious of the past.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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