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Is Using Sex Robots Halal?
Here is a tricky question. Technologies are creating new issues that requires a religious review.
Since masturbating is ok, are sex robots that look, feel and communicate like humans are ok too?
Would they take away a person’s desire to get married. Or would they help a person avoid committing adultry. Or perhaps they may become Sad e Zria for people to get hooked on sex and more inclined to commit adultry.
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Is Using Sex Robots Halal?
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Hmmm?????? I think equal to masturbating, kyonki socially kuch disturb nahi hota!!!!!????
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Any opinion from scholars? Are we waiting for this to become prevalent before scholars issue a directive?
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Sir, that would completely take away a person’s desire to get married and thus humanity will be destroyed and ended. These types of things that are invented for this purpose, would surely considered as a Fitnah in Islam.
Masturbation, on the other hand prevents a person from committing Zina. And limited indulgence in it would not effect the marital life in anyway. But, Sex Robots as mentioned would.
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A sex robot can’t replace a human, no matter how advanced the AI is nor can it produce children that many people do desire. And with the issue of overpopulation, I don’t think expecting humanity to be destroyed just like that is a possibility. Marriage institute will endure.
Sex robots are more equal to sex toys. Which aren’t haram. However I think the real issue with sex robots is that it may potentially normalize problematic fetishes like rape and encourage dehumanization, even among normal people just like pornagraphy does.
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Thank you for your reply brother, Aamir:
First, fewer and fewer people in the world now have desire to have children. Furthermore, soon children will either be produced by a surrogate mother or perhaps in a lab. There was a time when we worried about overpopulation, now many nations of the world are worried about population decline.
Sex robots are more than toys as they talk and behave like real humans. They feel real like a real human. And good thing is that they do not have issues like real married couples have. They will certainly take away people’s desire to get married. A minor example of that fact is in today’s video games. They have become so real and immersive that youth spend most of their time in front of the screen playing those games. They are becoming less in touch with physical play.
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I personally think that masturbation can help control a person’s desire, but it doesn’t satisfy the need for a human interaction. Sex robots will also satisfy the human interaction aspect of it. There will be less desire to get married and go through all the issues with the marriage, the cost of marriage, and the maintenance of marriage. This is likely to impact institution of marriage severely. Either people will not get married or will not need the other partner as much or will not have desire to handle too many issues with the partner. As soon as things get a little difficult, a partner will try to get out of marriage. Marriage perhaps will be a mere contract to raise children together that were produced through surrogacy or produced in the lab.
The desire for children in the world is decreasing and people will find a way to get children through surrogacy if necessary. The human population is already suffering right now, and it may decrease further. Sooner or later a religious opinion will be necessary for this.
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To reproduce offspring is an innate desire of human beings, and this desire is not something that can be served by sex robots in the conceivable future. If and when such becomes a reality, the jurists of that time will decide after considering all nuances of those times. Until then we should refrain from speculating.
Islam deals with moral aspects of our innate sexual desires. Since morality is only a concern in our dealings with others, and since sex robots cannot be considered as sentient beings at this time, their use cannot be considered as haram from the Sharia perspective.
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Brother Faisal. Thank you for your reply.
We think based on our culture and community, but if you look around the world objectively, the desire to reproduce offspring is declining. This is especially true in well to do countries.
Regarding morality of robots, yes, there is no direct moral impact. But doesn’t Islam go beyond impact to a person, but looks at the impact to the humanity? Morality in Islam was imposed for two reasons. 1. Just because we are in this world for a test and if Allah forbade us to do something, it is part of our test to follow Allah’s guidance. 2. Since Islam is a logical reason, the logic behind morality is to avoid reproduction of parentless children. Islam wanted to make sure children had dedicated parents.
Thus it seems like Islam not only cares about individuals but cares about the impact to the community.
I agree, let’s not speculate now. Let’s see if these robots become prevalent and if we see any moral or communal issues because of these robots. The scholars at that time will then form an opinion.
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It is correct that the birth rate has historically declined, but that does not correlate to a decline in the human desire for reproduction. The decline in birth rate is consistent with lessening need to have bigger families in order to survive. In fact, the demand for infertility treatment is on the rise. Even before the availability of scientific infertility treatments, there has always been a demand for alternate treatments which still exists today in many parts of the world.
Morality is only a concern in reference to others, whether they be individuals or groups.
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