The Ruling on Aborting a Fetus
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The questioner:
In this time, many women have resorted to aborting their pregnancies. This happens when a woman has recently given birth, or when her husband divorces her and she does not want a child from him. They justify aborting the pregnancy on the grounds that it has not yet reached three months. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to abort a pregnancy out of dislike for having many children, or for the purpose of limiting family size, or to follow the ways of people, or to pursue a luxurious lifestyle where one does not want to be pregnant, or because she is working and wants to devote herself to her job, and the pregnancy would prevent her from working. All of this is forbidden and not permissible. Once a pregnancy is established in the womb, it is a trust in the care of the pregnant woman. She must protect it, and it is not permissible for her to harm it, kill it, or abort it except for a legitimate religious reason. It is not permissible to abort a pregnancy under any circumstances except in cases of dire necessity, if the continuation of the pregnancy would result in the death of the mother. If the continuation of the pregnancy would kill her, and the doctors determine that if this pregnancy remains in her, she will die, then it is permissible to abort it for the sake of dire necessity. Otherwise, it is not permissible. It is a trust that Allah has placed in her, and she must protect it. Yes, not for the sake of work, not for the sake of limiting family size, and not for any of the other matters that are currently being promoted among Muslims, which affect some women or some of the guardians of women. One must not be lenient regarding the pregnancy or in committing a crime against it.
Another questioner:
The one who is in front.
The Shaykh:
And regarding those who have been raped, it is not permissible. What is the sin of the fetus? It has no sin. It is not permissible for you to abort it.
Another questioner:
There is no, or.
The Shaykh:
Abortion is not permissible except in the case of danger to the mother's life, danger to the mother's life,
Another questioner:
You have paid the problems of the cloud.
The Shaykh:
If she did it, she is a criminal and sin is recorded against her. And if it has reached four months and the soul has been breathed into it, then blood money and expiation are recorded against her, the blood money for the fetus and the expiation, and the sin. She should repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Another questioner:
As for if it is within the four, there is no life, the words.
The Shaykh:
There is sin, yes, there is sin and disobedience. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when the punishment of stoning became obligatory for a pregnant woman.
He left her until she gave birth to the child. He gave her time until she gave birth to the child. She was the one who came to request that the punishment be carried out on her. And when she was pregnant, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to return until she gave birth to the child. So she gave birth to the child, and she came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting him to stone her. He said He sent her back until she nursed him for two years. Then she came with him, and he was holding a piece of bread in his hand, eating. So she had weaned him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the child be taken from her and ordered that she be stoned. This indicates the protection of the fetus and the protection of the newborn. It is not the sin of the poor newborn.
Another questioner:
Some women do this.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to act on the doctors' statement that it is deformed, even if it is deformed, even if it is deformed, it is not permissible for us to commit a crime against it and abort it. We entrust its matter to Allah. Also, we take the doctors' statement as a settled matter that the pregnancy is deformed and that it is not normal. It may not be deformed, and the doctor may be mistaken in this. Yes.
No, arranging the order of children is not appropriate. It is not appropriate except if the mother cannot bear the pregnancy. Then she may take a contraceptive, a contraceptive pill that she takes to prevent pregnancy before it exists, to prevent it before it exists. If the mother is harmed by the pregnancy, she may take the pills that prevent the formation of the pregnancy. But after the pregnancy has formed, it is not permissible for her to abort it. Yes.
In this time, many women have resorted to aborting their pregnancies. This happens when a woman has recently given birth, or when her husband divorces her and she does not want a child from him. They justify aborting the pregnancy on the grounds that it has not yet reached three months. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to abort a pregnancy out of dislike for having many children, or for the purpose of limiting family size, or to follow the ways of people, or to pursue a luxurious lifestyle where one does not want to be pregnant, or because she is working and wants to devote herself to her job, and the pregnancy would prevent her from working. All of this is forbidden and not permissible. Once a pregnancy is established in the womb, it is a trust in the care of the pregnant woman. She must protect it, and it is not permissible for her to harm it, kill it, or abort it except for a legitimate religious reason. It is not permissible to abort a pregnancy under any circumstances except in cases of dire necessity, if the continuation of the pregnancy would result in the death of the mother. If the continuation of the pregnancy would kill her, and the doctors determine that if this pregnancy remains in her, she will die, then it is permissible to abort it for the sake of dire necessity. Otherwise, it is not permissible. It is a trust that Allah has placed in her, and she must protect it. Yes, not for the sake of work, not for the sake of limiting family size, and not for any of the other matters that are currently being promoted among Muslims, which affect some women or some of the guardians of women. One must not be lenient regarding the pregnancy or in committing a crime against it.
Another questioner:
The one who is in front.
The Shaykh:
And regarding those who have been raped, it is not permissible. What is the sin of the fetus? It has no sin. It is not permissible for you to abort it.
Another questioner:
There is no, or.
The Shaykh:
Abortion is not permissible except in the case of danger to the mother's life, danger to the mother's life,
Another questioner:
You have paid the problems of the cloud.
The Shaykh:
If she did it, she is a criminal and sin is recorded against her. And if it has reached four months and the soul has been breathed into it, then blood money and expiation are recorded against her, the blood money for the fetus and the expiation, and the sin. She should repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Another questioner:
As for if it is within the four, there is no life, the words.
The Shaykh:
There is sin, yes, there is sin and disobedience. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when the punishment of stoning became obligatory for a pregnant woman.
He left her until she gave birth to the child. He gave her time until she gave birth to the child. She was the one who came to request that the punishment be carried out on her. And when she was pregnant, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to return until she gave birth to the child. So she gave birth to the child, and she came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting him to stone her. He said
No, until she nurses him,
لا حتى ترضعيه،Another questioner:
Some women do this.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to act on the doctors' statement that it is deformed, even if it is deformed, even if it is deformed, it is not permissible for us to commit a crime against it and abort it. We entrust its matter to Allah. Also, we take the doctors' statement as a settled matter that the pregnancy is deformed and that it is not normal. It may not be deformed, and the doctor may be mistaken in this. Yes.
No, arranging the order of children is not appropriate. It is not appropriate except if the mother cannot bear the pregnancy. Then she may take a contraceptive, a contraceptive pill that she takes to prevent pregnancy before it exists, to prevent it before it exists. If the mother is harmed by the pregnancy, she may take the pills that prevent the formation of the pregnancy. But after the pregnancy has formed, it is not permissible for her to abort it. Yes.
Source
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