The ruling on aborting a pregnancy due to having many children
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The questioner:
Another question: The questioner says that his wife is pregnant, and because she has many children and the hardships of raising them, she wants to abort the fetus. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible. If she is pregnant, it is not permissible for her to abort it. And you do not know what good lies in it. Perhaps this newborn or this pregnancy is the one that will harm her, and it is the one that will benefit her. And perhaps they destroy the children and only this newborn remains. That is, you do not know the good, and you do not proceed with the pregnancy, and you do not proceed with the fetus. Perhaps the good is through your hand. You believe in Allah and trust in Allah. And having many children does not
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
permit abortion, yes.
Another question: The questioner says that his wife is pregnant, and because she has many children and the hardships of raising them, she wants to abort the fetus. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible. If she is pregnant, it is not permissible for her to abort it. And you do not know what good lies in it. Perhaps this newborn or this pregnancy is the one that will harm her, and it is the one that will benefit her. And perhaps they destroy the children and only this newborn remains. That is, you do not know the good, and you do not proceed with the pregnancy, and you do not proceed with the fetus. Perhaps the good is through your hand. You believe in Allah and trust in Allah. And having many children does not
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
permit abortion, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-084-مسائل النوازل|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:20:33)
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