The ruling on striking the belly of a pregnant woman to calm the fetus
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This question says: A woman died while she was seven months pregnant, and the fetus was moving when they were washing her body. So one of the women washing her struck her belly until the fetus calmed down and died.
The Shaykh:
We seek refuge in Allah. This is not permissible. This is not permissible. She killed it. It was obligatory for the doctors, it was obligatory for the doctors to examine her, and if they realized that it was alive, they would cut open her belly and take out the fetus to save it. But that she strikes it and kills it. This is killing a soul. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
And what is upon her? And can she be excused by ignorance, knowing that the incident happened thirty years ago?
The Shaykh:
Ignorance does not drop the rights of people. That is, you destroy their wealth and kill them and say, "I am ignorant"? Ignorance does not drop the rights of people. She made a great mistake. She must repent to Allah the Exalted and Mighty. And she must seek forgiveness from the guardians of this child. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This question says: A woman died while she was seven months pregnant, and the fetus was moving when they were washing her body. So one of the women washing her struck her belly until the fetus calmed down and died.
The Shaykh:
We seek refuge in Allah. This is not permissible. This is not permissible. She killed it. It was obligatory for the doctors, it was obligatory for the doctors to examine her, and if they realized that it was alive, they would cut open her belly and take out the fetus to save it. But that she strikes it and kills it. This is killing a soul. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
And what is upon her? And can she be excused by ignorance, knowing that the incident happened thirty years ago?
The Shaykh:
Ignorance does not drop the rights of people. That is, you destroy their wealth and kill them and say, "I am ignorant"? Ignorance does not drop the rights of people. She made a great mistake. She must repent to Allah the Exalted and Mighty. And she must seek forgiveness from the guardians of this child. Yes.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تابع باب من أمارات الساعة 1 — islamhouse.com (51:39)
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