Is the fetus alive in all its stages?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, here is an issue: one does not pray over a non-Muslim; a disbeliever is not prayed over.
The Shaykh : It’s coming, it’s coming. Be patient, be patient.
The questioner : No, I mentioned it, I mentioned it.
The Shaykh : I mentioned it, but my eye caught that it is present in the book. Yes.
The questioner : The beautiful thing is that it is not alive in all its stages.
The Shaykh : No, it is not alive. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, after mentioning a month and twenty days, “Then the angel is sent to it, and he breathes into it the soul.” The life you are referring to, meaning growth, is correct; it grows without a doubt, but its growth is like the growth of hair.
The Shaykh : It’s coming, it’s coming. Be patient, be patient.
The questioner : No, I mentioned it, I mentioned it.
The Shaykh : I mentioned it, but my eye caught that it is present in the book. Yes.
The questioner : The beautiful thing is that it is not alive in all its stages.
The Shaykh : No, it is not alive. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, after mentioning a month and twenty days, “Then the angel is sent to it, and he breathes into it the soul.” The life you are referring to, meaning growth, is correct; it grows without a doubt, but its growth is like the growth of hair.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1899 - الجنين هل هو حي في جميع أطواره؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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