Abortion by Disobeying the Doctors' Advice
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Question:
What is the ruling, Shaykh, for a woman whom the doctors ordered to stop working and rest for the sake of the pregnancy, because they were actually afraid for the safety of the pregnancy, but she disobeyed the doctors and caused a dead fetus to be aborted in the fifth and a half month?
Answer:
Yes, if the doctors advised against movement and work because there is danger to her pregnancy, and she disobeyed and did what the doctors forbade her from doing, resulting in the abortion of the fetus, and the soul had already been breathed into it, then she owes the expiation, which is fasting two consecutive months, or freeing a slave first, but that is not available now, so she fasts two consecutive months as expiation for what happened to her regarding the fetus, because she was negligent, and she was forbidden from doing that, yet she did not comply. Yes.
What is the ruling, Shaykh, for a woman whom the doctors ordered to stop working and rest for the sake of the pregnancy, because they were actually afraid for the safety of the pregnancy, but she disobeyed the doctors and caused a dead fetus to be aborted in the fifth and a half month?
Answer:
Yes, if the doctors advised against movement and work because there is danger to her pregnancy, and she disobeyed and did what the doctors forbade her from doing, resulting in the abortion of the fetus, and the soul had already been breathed into it, then she owes the expiation, which is fasting two consecutive months, or freeing a slave first, but that is not available now, so she fasts two consecutive months as expiation for what happened to her regarding the fetus, because she was negligent, and she was forbidden from doing that, yet she did not comply. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (064) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-20] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:14)
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