The ruling on a deceased fetus regarding washing and prayer
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The questioner:
I would like to ask about my wife, who is four months pregnant. We returned to the hospital two days ago, and they told us the fetus had died. What is the ruling regarding the fetus, specifically concerning the washing?
Another questioner:
The prayer is called the 'aqiqah, because many people have asked me, and it is necessary to name it and perform the 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh:
If the soul was breathed into it and it reached four months or more, it takes the ruling of a funeral: it is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemetery. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I would like to ask about my wife, who is four months pregnant. We returned to the hospital two days ago, and they told us the fetus had died. What is the ruling regarding the fetus, specifically concerning the washing?
Another questioner:
The prayer is called the 'aqiqah, because many people have asked me, and it is necessary to name it and perform the 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh:
If the soul was breathed into it and it reached four months or more, it takes the ruling of a funeral: it is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemetery. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 05-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (44:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.