Question Summary:
Is it permissible to get an pregnancy ultrasound?

Question Detail:

 
My question is regarding finding out baby's gender in routein ultrasound scan.is it allowed in islam to find out this?
We don't have any issue with boy or girl alhamdulillah but main concern is to prepare clothing etc for baby as we are a couple living in Australia and its our first baby and no family here to make such immediate arrangements after baby is born.

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
 
It is permissible for a woman to have an ultrasound in order to find out the gender of the baby so that the family can make the necessary arrangements on condition that the doctor is a female.
However, if there are no female doctors available, it will not be permissible to have an ultrasound except for an urgent medical need. In this case, one must ensure that she only exposes from her ‘awrah that which is necessary.[1]   
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
Student Darul Iftaa
Melbourne, Australia 
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.