Naming the Dead Fetus and Performing the 'Aqiqah for It
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The questioner:
A woman says: In the last month of her pregnancy, her fetus was born dead, and it was a boy. Should it be named and should the 'aqiqah be performed for it?
The Shaykh:
A woman.
The questioner:
In the last month of her pregnancy, her fetus was born dead, and it was a boy. Should it be named? And should the 'aqiqah be performed for it?
The Shaykh:
If it was born in the fourth month or after the fourth month, then its ruling is the ruling of a funeral, because the soul was breathed into it and it died. It is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries. It is recommended to perform the 'aqiqah for it and to name it, so it takes on the rulings of a human being. Yes.
A woman says: In the last month of her pregnancy, her fetus was born dead, and it was a boy. Should it be named and should the 'aqiqah be performed for it?
The Shaykh:
A woman.
The questioner:
In the last month of her pregnancy, her fetus was born dead, and it was a boy. Should it be named? And should the 'aqiqah be performed for it?
The Shaykh:
If it was born in the fourth month or after the fourth month, then its ruling is the ruling of a funeral, because the soul was breathed into it and it died. It is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries. It is recommended to perform the 'aqiqah for it and to name it, so it takes on the rulings of a human being. Yes.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [60] — alfawzan.live (1:16:33)
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