The ruling on burying a fetus before the soul is breathed into it
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Question:
A woman named Umm Muhammad says: I miscarried in the third month and threw this fetus into a hole. The second time, the same thing happened; I miscarried in the third month and threw it away. Is there anything required of them?
Answer:
If it had not reached four months, the soul had not been breathed into it, so it may be buried in any place. However, if it had reached four months, the soul had been breathed into it, so it takes on the rulings of a newborn: it is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries, because it has taken on the ruling of a human being. Yes.
A woman named Umm Muhammad says: I miscarried in the third month and threw this fetus into a hole. The second time, the same thing happened; I miscarried in the third month and threw it away. Is there anything required of them?
Answer:
If it had not reached four months, the soul had not been breathed into it, so it may be buried in any place. However, if it had reached four months, the soul had been breathed into it, so it takes on the rulings of a newborn: it is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries, because it has taken on the ruling of a human being. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 256 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:50)
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