Prayer and Ghusl for a Fetus That Miscarried at Ninety Days
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A fetus reached ninety days.
The Shaykh:
A fetus.
The questioner:
It reached ninety days in its mother’s womb and then died. Does it have the ruling of a human being, such that the funeral prayer is performed for it and it is washed?
The Shaykh:
No, as long as it has not reached four months, meaning it is not treated with the treatment of a funeral, but it is wrapped in a cloth and buried.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A fetus reached ninety days.
The Shaykh:
A fetus.
The questioner:
It reached ninety days in its mother’s womb and then died. Does it have the ruling of a human being, such that the funeral prayer is performed for it and it is washed?
The Shaykh:
No, as long as it has not reached four months, meaning it is not treated with the treatment of a funeral, but it is wrapped in a cloth and buried.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه السابع : أن اعتماد العبد على المخلوق وتوكله عليه يوجب له الضرر من جهته هو ولا بد — islamhouse.com (52:52)
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