Are women allowed to be surrogate mothers in Islam......?

I am not talking about being paid or somewhat .....that's like business.



but can they do it out of humanity......suppose for a couple who can't bear a child but wants one and needs help from a surrogate mother..........so,is that allowed???Are women allowed to be surrogate mothers in Islam......?
No. It's not allowed. Here's the fatwa:



Scholars of Islam have pronounced the following fatwa (Islamic verdict) regarding surrogacy:



It is illegal and immoral to introduce into a woman the sperm of any man other than her husband. The formation of the embryo outside the human body will only be permissible subject to certain strict conditions. It will be Haram (forbidden) to form the embryo by the fusion of a woman's ovum with the sperm of a man other than her husband. It is also not lawful to implant into a woman an embryo developed in a haram way.



Consequently, it will be quite obvious that it is Haram to introduce sperm or embryo into an unmarried woman.



If, in violation of Allah's Law, either the sperm of a man other than the husband's has been introduced into an unmarried woman or a Haram formed embryo has been introduced into a woman, the rulings will be as follows:



1. If the woman is married, the resultant child will legally be that of her husband even if it is confirmed that the sperm used was not that of her husband. 2. The same ruling will apply if the child results from a haram embryo. Even if the embryo was formed by the fusion of the woman's ovum with the sperm of another man, the child will legally be that of her husband. 3. The 'donor' of the sperm has no right whatsoever over the child even if prior agreement or contract was entered into to give him the right over the child. 4. If the woman is unmarried, the resultant child will be illegitimate and would be regarded to be that of the surrogate mother.



Surrogate motherhood is definitely not allowed in Islam due to the fact that many evils may arise from this procedure, which can be listed as follows:



1. Unmarried women could be tempted into 'leasing' their wombs for monetary benefits, which would, in turn, undermine the very institution of marriage and family life. 2. In order to relieve themselves of the agony of childbirth, married women could be tempted to resort to this technique. Islam abhors such action 3. since pregnancy cannot be regarded as a burden, but in fact it is a blessing A woman who passes away whilst in the process of delivering, is given the status of a martyr. 4. A Transvaal (Tzaneen) surrogate grandmother gave birth to her daughter's IVF triplets on October 1987 76 which was a result of the South African Government not clamping down on such practices. Can Pat Anthony's (surrogate mother) action in carrying the children of her biological daughter, Karen, be morally justified? In doing so, she has implanted the sperm of her son-in-law into her womb. Biologically, the surrogate children she gave birth to, would become her daughter, Karen's, brothers and sisters, and at the same time, would be legally regarded as Karen's children. Karen in turn would thus be sharing two types of relationship with the same children. 5. Finally, surrogate motherhood violates the systematic planning of Allah in the normal process of procreation.
Aashiq most definitely said this well! I am not Islam, am, in fact, a surrogate mother, but find her answer very well thought out and researched.



Thank you for such a meaningful post!



I do want to comment on just one part of it, however:



"2. In order to relieve themselves of the agony of childbirth, married women could be tempted to resort to this technique. Islam abhors such action"



This is actually quite uncommon; the surgical procedures, emotional upheaval, and fertility treatments required to use a gestational surrogate mother are far worse than the "agony of childbirth". Women who initially think to avoid it by using a surrogate change their minds after they find out what it entails.



Again, thanks for bring up such a fascinating topic!



Best wishes. Are women allowed to be surrogate mothers in Islam......?
I believe Aashiq_Al_Rasul Due March 22nd!! has answered you most beautifully...



love it when reading fatwas ;)
I think you would get more answers in Ramadan section. Ashiq said it with good enough details. But for more you can as there.