اختيار جنس الجنين في الفقه الإسلامي: دراسة مقارنة في ضوء المستجدات الطبية

الملخص EN

One of the common matters since ancient times is the tendency of families to have one of the two sexes of boys, for various reasons, which prompted them to search for means to help them reach their goals, and with the development of medical technology and technical progress in this time, the "selection of the gender of the fetus" appeared, which raised two problems: the first is creed: which is this action considered an objection to the will and will of god, or an interference with them? the second: the legal ruling for these interventions, what is prohibited from them? and what is permissible? for that, i prepared this study; to know the legal ruling for this calamity, i have defined the fetus, and mentioned the meaning of the fetus's gender selection, and the reasons that motivate the fetus's gender selection, then i spoke about the natural and medical means for choosing the fetus's gender, and finally i spoke about the ruling on choosing the fetus's gender, and i said that it is permissible to choose the fetus's gender by natural methods.

as for the choice by medical means, it differentiated between two cases: the first: the choice for the existence of a medical necessity (such as genetic diseases, and the choice when not having children by medical means), here it is permissible to choose, the second: the choice when there is no medical necessity (political, social, or economic reasons) a distinction was made between! -if it is at thestate level, it is forbidden.

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if it is at the individual level, it varies according to the different stages.

the first stage: the pre-fertilization stage: the sifting of the sperm (sperm).

the second stage: the stage after fertilization and before implantation in the womb.

it is related to (ivf) and these two stages differed on three statements of permissibility, prohibition, and permissibility when necessary and with controls.

the third stage the stage after pregnancy, elective abortion, changing the gender of the fetus, and we said that elective abortion is forbidden, and that changing the sex of the fetus is prohibited.