Is it permissible to perform ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) for sex selection, with the aim of conceiving a male after having a female, followed by birth control?

It is impermissible to perform an intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) merely for the desire to select the sex of the baby, due to the exposure of the severe 'awrah involved. The resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy stipulated that medical intervention for gender selection is not permissible except in cases of therapeutic necessity for hereditary diseases that affect one gender but not the other, and with specific Shariah guidelines.