{"_id":"69e63892752515090c7ff801","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Are ultrasounds, including 3D imaging and gender determination, permissible?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Are ultrasounds haram, including 3D ultrasounds or finding out the baby’s gender? I am confused whether these fall under impermissible practices like palm reading or astrology, where people claim knowledge of unseen matters or predict events.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The use of ultrasound technology, including 3D imaging and gender determination, is permissible. It falls within the realm of lawful medical observation and has no connection to prohibited forms of divination. The reason astrology, palmistry, and similar practices are forbidden is that they involve claiming knowledge of the unseen or attributing influence over events to created things. Ultrasound does neither; it uses sound waves to reveal a physical reality that Allah has already created and determined. It does not attempt to predict the future or interfere with divine decree in any way, and there is no element of shirk or superstition involved.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0010b76658b4c232b9d","tag":"Relationships: Parent and Child","count":113},{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c232765","tag":"Women: Children and Childbirth","count":51},{"_id":"686bff2f5bca77ccedff912f","tag":"Health: Medical Procedures & Surgery","count":20}],"createdOn":"2026-04-20T14:30:42.372Z"}