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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Abortion if the doctors say the fetus is deformed

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A woman was told by the doctors that her pregnancy is with a deformed child. Is it permissible for her to abort it?

Answer:
It is not permissible for her to do so except with a fatwa from the Permanent Committee. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من علق الطلاق قبل النكاح — islamhouse.com (51:04)

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