Rsolution No. (211) Transplanting an Ovum Between Co-Wives is Impermissible
Praise be to Allah; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
The Board of Iftaa`, Research and Islamic Studies reviewed in its fourteenth session, Sunday(6/ Rabie Al-Awwal/1436)=(28/12/2014), the question delivered by one of the physicians and reads as follows:
What is the ruling on transplanting a fertilized ovum, from an insemination process
between a man and his first wife, in the uterus of his second wife. Are there different cases in this regard, and what are its repercussions in terms of lineage(Maternal), inheritance..etc. ?
After careful study and deliberation, the Board decided the following:
It is impermissible to transplant a fertilized ovum of one wife in the uterus of her co-wife because this entails religious{Islamic Law} and legal repercussions as regards determining the true mother; is she the one who contributed with the ovum, or the uterus ?. And Allah knows best.
Head of the Iftaa` Board, The Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His Grace Sheikh Abdulkareem Al-Khasawneh
Vice Head of the Iftaa` Board, Dr. Ahmad Hilayel
Dr. Yahia Al-Botoosh/ Member
Dr. Hayil Abdulhafeez/ Member
Sheikh Sa`ied Hijjawi/ Member
Dr. Mohammad Khair Al-Essa/ Member
Dr. Moh. Al-Qodah/ Member
Dr. Wasif Al-Bakri/ Member
Dr. Abduln`nassir Abu Al Bass`al/ Member
Dr. Mohammad Al-Khalayleh/ Member
Dr. Mohammad Al-Zou`bi/ Member