Is it permissible to resort to an IVF procedure in order to conceive a male child?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Merely wishing to determine the gender of the unborn child does not justify resorting to IVF (in-vitro fertilization) and the like; this is due to the exposure and viewing of the severe awrah without necessity.
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