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Is it permissible to pray for the fetus to be male after the ultrasound in the seventh month showed it to be female? And is that considered an objection to God's decree?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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If the test result does not provide certainty about the gender of the unborn child, then supplication is permissible because the test can be mistaken, and it is permissible for a Muslim to ask Allah for everything that concerns him. However, if the result indicates certainty, then supplicating to change the gender is considered an transgression in supplication, and a Muslim should be content and submit to Allah's decree and destiny.

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