What should a couple do about surplus embryos that were fertilized without their knowledge, taking into account the state law restrictions on their disposal and the limited options available that are consistent with Islamic Sharia?

It is not permissible to retain surplus fertilized eggs or to donate them for scientific research due to the resulting confusion of lineages and the use of humans as experimental subjects. The resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy stipulates limiting the number to what is required for implantation and leaving the surplus without medical care until its life ends. The surplus fertilized eggs must be disposed of by any possible means. If this is not possible, there is no sin upon you if they are used by whoever fertilized and retained them without your knowledge and permission.