Fertilization for pregnancy

24-2-2004 | IslamWeb

Question:

My question is regarding IVF and ICSI fertilization. I have read your answers regarding IVF but my question is regarding a special form of IVF called ICSI fertilization. My husband has very bad quality seed and the doctors recommend IVF fertilization. After an unsuccessful attempt and based on the quality seed they now recommend ICSI. The only difference is the laboratory procedure. With IVF they add hundreds of thousands of seeds to a test-tube with an egg. They are left to fight (like with normal fertilization) for the egg and hopefully the best seed fertilizes the egg. With ICSI the doctors select one seed and inject this directly into the egg in order to obtain fertilization. We now have to decide whether or not to go for this treatment. My husband feels that it is allowed to do this as we are still using his seed and my eggs. I, however, have some doubts and I hope you will be able to help me with this question.

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

 

If the only difference between the two methods is what you have mentioned, then there is no Shariah objection in both cases, as long as you stick to the requirements mentioned in the previous Fatwa.

Allah knows best.