The Expiation for Aborting a Fetus After the Soul Has Been Breathed Into It, Due to Ignorance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: A common woman aborted a fetus after the soul had been breathed into it, and she did not know the ruling on that. Then she learned about it and expressed regret. Her question is: Does she owe an expiation, given that she was ignorant?
Answer:
Yes, if the soul had been breathed into it and she aborted it after the soul was breathed into it, then she owes the expiation, the expiation for accidental killing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: A common woman aborted a fetus after the soul had been breathed into it, and she did not know the ruling on that. Then she learned about it and expressed regret. Her question is: Does she owe an expiation, given that she was ignorant?
Answer:
Yes, if the soul had been breathed into it and she aborted it after the soul was breathed into it, then she owes the expiation, the expiation for accidental killing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب خطبة المجبرة إلى وليها والرشيدة إلى نفسها — islamhouse.com (1:07:29)
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