fetus

Dear scholar, As-Salamu `alaykum. It is currently easy to know the sex of the fetus via amniocentesis (extracting a small amount of the amniotic fluid and analyzing the fetal cells in it). Many women use amniocentesis to know the sex of their baby, and some even abort their baby if it is not the sex they want. I know that Islam forbids abortion unless the mother’s life is at risk.A physician can also interfere to choose the sex of the child before conception based on recognition of the differences between male and female sperms. Would it be allowed in this case to choose the sex of one’s child? Jazaka Allahu khayran.

Dear scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. A woman miscarried a child. The doctor said it could have been dead for one-and-a-half or two months. This means that the fetus was at least two months when it died. The question is whether Muslim burial rights are fard (obligatory) or mustahab (commendable) for the child in this case? What are the minimum requirements, given that the parents follow the Hanafi School of jurisprudence? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. I am a Muslim woman. I have suffered two miscarriages. I wasn’t able to know the sex of the first loss, so we didn’t name it. I was able to find out the sex of the second loss. Should I name it, even though it was only 16 weeks and was removed as tissue? Jazakum Allah khayran.