The ruling on one who struck his pregnant wife’s belly and she miscarried
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The questioner:
The questioner says: The mother was four months pregnant, and she did not know she was pregnant. She came to wake the father for the Fajr prayer, and he was awake. She said to him, “Look, I am thirsty for water,” and he struck her hand on her belly. He had no knowledge of the pregnancy. Afterwards, she miscarried, and they found a mark of three fingers on the child’s kidneys. What is the ruling on the father?
The Shaykh:
How old was the child? How far along was the pregnancy?
The questioner:
He says: The fourth month, the fourth month.
The Shaykh:
If it entered the fourth month, the soul was breathed into it, so its killing is accidental. The father owes an expiation of fasting two consecutive months, because he killed the fetus accidentally.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: The mother was four months pregnant, and she did not know she was pregnant. She came to wake the father for the Fajr prayer, and he was awake. She said to him, “Look, I am thirsty for water,” and he struck her hand on her belly. He had no knowledge of the pregnancy. Afterwards, she miscarried, and they found a mark of three fingers on the child’s kidneys. What is the ruling on the father?
The Shaykh:
How old was the child? How far along was the pregnancy?
The questioner:
He says: The fourth month, the fourth month.
The Shaykh:
If it entered the fourth month, the soul was breathed into it, so its killing is accidental. The father owes an expiation of fasting two consecutive months, because he killed the fetus accidentally.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب، تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم 12-07-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (45:15)
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