Question Summary:
Can a human egg be frozen due to fear of infertility after chemotherapy?

Question Detail:

Assalmu Alaykum

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.

May Allah grant the young woman in reference a speedy recovery.

We advise against freezing the unfertilized egg.[1]

And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.

Hussein Muhammad.

Student Darul Iftaa

Arusha, Tanzania

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

[1]

الأشباه والنظائر لابن نجيم (ص: 73)

 الضَّرُورَاتُ تُبِيحُ الْمَحْظُورَاتِ

الأشباه والنظائر لابن نجيم (ص: 73)

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