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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the fetus washed and prayed over if it is born after four months have passed?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A woman’s fetus died inside her womb, and it was in its fourth month. What are the rulings that follow from this regarding burying the fetus, praying over it, and the woman’s ritual purity and prayer?

Answer:
If the fetus has completed four months in its mother’s womb, then the soul has been breathed into it. If it is born after four months, it is treated like the dead: it is washed, shrouded, and prayed over, just as the dead are treated, because the soul has been breathed into it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2668- 4717] هل يغسل الجنين ويصلى عليه إذا سقط وقد تم له أربعة أشهر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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