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Is milk kinship established by drinking a human-animal hybrid’s milk?

Fatwa 39481English
Jurisprudence and Rulings (Fiqh)

Question

With the advancement of science and technology, scientist and researchers in China, Europe or other Western countries are creating Human Animal hybrid using stem cells or sperm of human and combining them with animal cells or eggs to produce human animal hybrid. If Human Animal hybrid is born from animals and one drinks the milk of those animals, so are the laws of Milk Kinship or Razaat or Foster relationship develops with those animals. Kindly explain in detail

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

At the outset, the practice of creating human-animal hybrid is not permissible as it alters[1] the creation of Allah (تغيير) and it’s also against the honor and dignity of human beings.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo

Student Darul Iftaa

Newcastle; KZN, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] Wiki

Answered by
Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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