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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the fetus in the mother's womb if she dies

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the fetus in the mother's womb if the mother dies, whether before the soul is breathed into it or after the soul is breathed into it?

The Shaykh:
What is its ruling?

The questioner:
What is the ruling on the fetus in the mother's womb if the mother dies, whether before the soul is breathed into it or after the soul is breathed into it?

The Shaykh:
She is buried, the pregnant woman is buried with her fetus if it dies in her womb; she is buried with her fetus. And if the fetus is alive and she dies while it is alive, the doctors may perform an operation to take it out to preserve its life.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:08)

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