Question:
Q1-DURING PREGNANCY WHEN HAVING X-RAYS IN HOSPITAL THEY TELL YOU IF ITS A BOY OR A GIRL IS IT PERMISSIBLE IN SHARI’AH TO ASK THE FEMALE NURSE IF ITS A BOY OR A GIRL WHEN HAVING X-RAYS?
Answer:
It is permissible to find out as to what is in the mother’s womb (boy or girl) through an x-ray, ultrasound but the result should not be taken to be certain. (Aapke Masaail aur Unkaa Hal, Vol. 10, Page 311)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Qasim bin Hashim Limbada
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
01 April 2004
10 Safar 1425
28 March 2004
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.