What is the view of Islam on genetic engineering (genetics) in terms of its permissibility or impermissibility, its ethicality or lack thereof, and does its perspective differ according to the purpose of its use (such as for food, biological warfare, and gene reconstruction)?

Islam has given importance to heredity, and this is evident in noble prophetic hadiths. For example: the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked a man who married a woman to look at her because there was something in the eyes of the Ansar. The Prophet (peace be upon him) also asked a man who had a black boy born to him about his camels and their colors to explain to him that colors can be inherited.

Genetic engineering is divided into:

1. That which relates to non-humans (such as food and animals): The basic ruling on this is permissibility, and Islam has affirmed it in his (peace be upon him) saying: "You are more knowledgeable in the affairs of your world." 2. That which relates to humans: This is subject to strict scrutiny and is divided into two parts: Restructuring existing genes to remove congenital defects: The more probable ruling is permissibility, because it falls under the category of treatment. Creating a new human type by mixing strange genetic factors: This is forbidden legally and logically, because it disrupts the Sharia-based organization of the relationship between men and women, and loses the bond of kinship and lineage among members of human society.