A woman has reached the age of forty, her body is exhausted, and she has been afflicted with rheumatism in her hands. Is it permissible to cut off the lineage?

Question:
A woman has reached the age of forty, but in her last pregnancy her body was exhausted, and she was unable to fulfill the rights of the household as usual. Now she has been afflicted with rheumatism in her hands. Is it permissible to cut off the lineage after these circumstances? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If the doctors determine that she cannot bear the burden of pregnancy and that it will cause her clear harm, then there is no objection to cutting it off in order to avert the harm, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no harm and no reciprocating harm.” And because this is a dire necessity. So if the doctors determine that pregnancy will cause her harm, there is nothing wrong with cutting it off, except if the harm is slight and possible to bear. In that case, she should not cut off the pregnancy because of the benefit and good in it, and the offspring through whom Allah may bring benefit. Yes.