Taking medication by a pregnant woman for severe headache and the birth of a disabled child
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Question:
This questioner says: I was pregnant in the early months, and during the pregnancy I suffered from a headache caused by fluid on the brain. The doctor warned me against using medication because it could deform the fetus, but I was unable to stop taking it due to the severity of the headache and pain. After that, I gave birth to a child with Down syndrome, meaning a disabled child. Is there any sin on me for that?
Answer:
If you were unable to endure the pain due to its severity, and you took what relieves the headache, then there is no blame on you; because you are not transgressing against the child; because this condition afflicted you and you were unable to endure it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: I was pregnant in the early months, and during the pregnancy I suffered from a headache caused by fluid on the brain. The doctor warned me against using medication because it could deform the fetus, but I was unable to stop taking it due to the severity of the headache and pain. After that, I gave birth to a child with Down syndrome, meaning a disabled child. Is there any sin on me for that?
Answer:
If you were unable to endure the pain due to its severity, and you took what relieves the headache, then there is no blame on you; because you are not transgressing against the child; because this condition afflicted you and you were unable to endure it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام - 04-08-1432هـ — af.org.sa (44:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.