The ruling on a man delivering a woman in a state of dire necessity

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What pains the concerned Muslim is that a man performs the delivery of his female relatives, and this is actually against his will. Is this considered a valid legal justification for limiting or cutting off the offspring?

Answer:
Limiting or cutting off the offspring is not permissible. Delivery is not a matter of dire necessity. The delivery can be done in her home, in the presence of her women and her relatives, so she does not go to the male doctor. If dire necessity arises and delivery becomes obligatory—meaning the labor is difficult and there is fear for the woman—then there is no harm in taking her and seeking a woman to deliver her. If he finds no woman, then there is no harm in a man delivering her in a state of dire necessity.
He, Mighty and Majestic, says: A person is in a state of dire necessity if no woman is available and the woman is in dire necessity, and there is fear of her death. Then there is no harm in a man delivering her so that we can treat her, perhaps Allah will save her. Perhaps Allah, or whoever it is, will save her through him from death and destruction. Yes.