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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to abort a fetus that is two months old, or my husband will divorce me?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: A man made a condition with his wife before marriage that he did not want children from her at that time. The woman became pregnant and is now two months along, so she is in a state of confusion; because either she will be divorced, or she will abort this fetus that is two months old.

Answer:
No, it is not permissible for her to abort. If he divorces her, let him divorce her. Praise be to Allah, may Allah expand her situation. This is a bad man, not a good man. The one who prevents a woman from becoming pregnant—pregnancy is desired, and this action is not valid. Parting from him is better if he wants to part from her. As for her, she does not abort the pregnancy. Perhaps this pregnancy will be a righteous and beneficial slave.
But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for youوَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:216]
So do not abort the pregnancy and do not obey this man. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إسقاط جنين عمره شهران وإلا سيطلقني زوجي؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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