A woman vowed while pregnant that she would not give birth except at home, but she gave birth in the hospital; what is the ruling?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman vowed while pregnant that she would not give birth except at home, but she was forced to go to the hospital,
Answer:
This is permissible, this is permissible; giving birth at home is not an act of obedience, it is permissible. So if she vowed that she would not give birth except at home, she must expiate her oath and go to the hospital or elsewhere.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman vowed while pregnant that she would not give birth except at home, but she was forced to go to the hospital,
Answer:
This is permissible, this is permissible; giving birth at home is not an act of obedience, it is permissible. So if she vowed that she would not give birth except at home, she must expiate her oath and go to the hospital or elsewhere.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1176 /1350] امرأة نذرت وهي حامل ألا تلد إلا في المنزل، ولكنها ولدت في المستشفى، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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