Ruling on aborting the fetus due to the presence of daughters

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there is a man who has two daughters; the first is two years old and the second is one year and two months old. His wife has been pregnant for a month and a half, and he wants to abort the fetus. He has no fear for the fetus itself, but only so that the two daughters can receive their due share of care. Is it permissible to abort the fetus at this stage?

Answer:
It is not permissible to abort the fetus. Once the pregnancy is established, it is not permissible to abort it. This is not an excuse. There is no harm to the two daughters from the existence of the pregnancy; there is no harm to them from the pregnancy. What harm is there? If they are still nursing, most women nowadays do not breastfeed; rather, they use milk or industrial milk, or milk produced from farms, or dried milk. The daughter or the infant is given this milk, and her need is met. There is no need to abort the pregnancy.
The pregnancy is only aborted in the case where there is danger to the mother’s life. If the doctors determine that the mother’s life is in danger from the existence of this pregnancy, then it is aborted. But as long as there is no danger to the mother’s life, offspring are sought after and pregnancy is sought after. Islam encourages increasing the number of offspring. Therefore, it is not permissible to abort the pregnancy merely because one has two daughters or several daughters. Yes.

The presenter:
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