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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Ruling on aborting the fetus due to the presence of daughters

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, there is a man who has two daughters; the first is three years old, and the second is one year and two months old. His wife is currently pregnant, having been so for a month and a half. He wants to terminate the pregnancy. There is no fear of poverty, but he wants to ensure the two daughters receive their due care. Is it permissible to terminate the pregnancy at this stage?

Answer:
It is not permissible to terminate the pregnancy. Once the pregnancy is established, it is not permissible to terminate it. This is not an excuse. There is no harm to them from the existence of the pregnancy. There is no harm to them from the presence of milk. What harm is there?
If he says that regarding breastfeeding, he cannot help them, and they only use artificial milk, or milk produced from farms, or dried milk, then the daughter or the infant is given this milk and her need is met. There is no need to terminate the pregnancy. The pregnancy is only terminated if there is danger to the mother’s life. If the doctor decides that the mother’s life is in danger from the existence of this pregnancy, that is one matter. But as long as there is no danger to the mother’s life, the fetus is prolonged and the pregnancy is prolonged. Islam cares for the increase of offspring, so it is not permissible to terminate the pregnancy simply because she has two daughters or several daughters.
Source إسقاط الجنين — alfawzan.live

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