Is it permissible to abort the fetus in the first month due to the woman's divorce?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on aborting the fetus if it is in the first month, noting that this woman is divorced and the reason for the abortion is that this child's fate would be death?
Answer:
This is not permissible; it is not permissible to terminate the pregnancy. The pregnancy is desired, and perhaps this pregnancy holds good for the mother and for the Muslims, and perhaps it holds good for Islam and the Muslims. The pregnancy is desired, so it is not permissible to be indifferent to it, and it is not permissible to terminate the pregnancy, unless the doctors determine that keeping the pregnancy poses a danger to the mother's life. In that case, the pregnancy is terminated. If the doctors determine that keeping this pregnancy poses a danger to the mother's life, then she does not terminate it. As for her terminating it out of dislike for the pregnancy, or out of dislike for children, or out of fear that what is lost will be lost—Allah never lets a creation be lost; Allah never lets a creation be lost.[Hud 11:6] Have good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Perhaps this child will be a good for its mother, a good for its relatives, and a good for the Muslims. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on aborting the fetus if it is in the first month, noting that this woman is divorced and the reason for the abortion is that this child's fate would be death?
Answer:
This is not permissible; it is not permissible to terminate the pregnancy. The pregnancy is desired, and perhaps this pregnancy holds good for the mother and for the Muslims, and perhaps it holds good for Islam and the Muslims. The pregnancy is desired, so it is not permissible to be indifferent to it, and it is not permissible to terminate the pregnancy, unless the doctors determine that keeping the pregnancy poses a danger to the mother's life. In that case, the pregnancy is terminated. If the doctors determine that keeping this pregnancy poses a danger to the mother's life, then she does not terminate it. As for her terminating it out of dislike for the pregnancy, or out of dislike for children, or out of fear that what is lost will be lost—Allah never lets a creation be lost; Allah never lets a creation be lost.
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows
وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إسقاط الجنين في الشهر الأول بسبب طلاق المرأة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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