Fiqhi Study about Surrogacy

Having investigated the practical ruling of surrogacy, it becomes clear that none of the proposed arguments for the prohibition of surrogacy are complete and since this issue is an instance of whether it is prohibited or not, the rule of bira’at is applied and it is ruled that surrogacy is permissible and from wad’i perspective, the owner of the sperm is considered the father of the child. Although there is no doubt about the motherhood of the owner of ovum and the owner of uterus, there are some considerations about the relationship whether it is considered blood relation or foster relation.