Cloning

Question:

From the past few months, an issue of Cloning arose and it becomes a matter of life and death for our daily life as either it is ethically right or wrong. I am sending a short note which is taken from different magazines and newspapers.
Please, tell me what Islamic Shari’ah tells. If possible, explain through Quranic and Hadith verses.
Ans:
This issue has been thoroughly discussed in the Islamic fiqh Academy at Jeddah and it was unanimously decided that the Human cloning through physical cells is not acceptable to the Shari’ah parameters. However, this process can be availed of in agriculture and animals.

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