The Ruling on Terminating a Deformed Fetus Before It Is Fully Formed
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, in this context, the questioner says: If a pregnancy is diagnosed and a congenital defect and deformities are found during the months of pregnancy, is it permissible to dispose of it and expel it, meaning to expel the pregnancy before it is completed?
Answer:
It is not permissible to expel the pregnancy except in the case where there is danger to the mother from its remaining. If there is danger to the pregnant woman from the pregnancy remaining, danger to her life, threatening her with death, then it is permissible to expel it before the soul is breathed into it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh Salih, in this context, the questioner says: If a pregnancy is diagnosed and a congenital defect and deformities are found during the months of pregnancy, is it permissible to dispose of it and expel it, meaning to expel the pregnancy before it is completed?
Answer:
It is not permissible to expel the pregnancy except in the case where there is danger to the mother from its remaining. If there is danger to the pregnant woman from the pregnancy remaining, danger to her life, threatening her with death, then it is permissible to expel it before the soul is breathed into it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/163 — archive.org (2:02)
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