What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man donating his sperm to a woman who wishes to conceive without marriage, provided that the child is attributed to the donor and he bears legal and religious responsibility towards them? Is this considered Zina (fornication/adultery)?
Placing a man's sperm in the womb of a woman who is not his wife is a grave abomination and a major forbidden act. If the woman becomes pregnant, the child will not be attributed to the sperm donor. This act is in the meaning of forbidden adultery.
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