Is it permissible to abort a pregnancy resulting from zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)?
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Question:
This is a woman from one of the Western countries who says she is a Muslim woman, and she has committed the major sin of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and become pregnant. She is now asking, saying: Is it permissible for her to abort? Knowing that the fetus in her womb is four weeks old?
Answer:
No, do not combine two crimes: the crime of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and the crime of abortion. Do not commit this calamity. Be patient with it. Repent to Allah the Exalted. Repent to Allah. If she repents to Allah, Allah will accept her repentance. Yes.
This is a woman from one of the Western countries who says she is a Muslim woman, and she has committed the major sin of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and become pregnant. She is now asking, saying: Is it permissible for her to abort? Knowing that the fetus in her womb is four weeks old?
Answer:
No, do not combine two crimes: the crime of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and the crime of abortion. Do not commit this calamity. Be patient with it. Repent to Allah the Exalted. Repent to Allah. If she repents to Allah, Allah will accept her repentance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إجهاض الحمل من الزنا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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