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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a pregnant woman dies and her child is moving, is it to be extracted?

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Question : If a pregnant woman dies and her child is moving and its life is hoped for, the midwives should extract it. Her abdomen should not be cut open, as that would violate the certain sanctity of the deceased to preserve a hypothetical life that is far-fetched. If it does not come out, it is left until it dies, and then she is buried. It is possible to cut open her abdomen if it is more likely than not that the child will live, because preserving the sanctity of the living is more important.

Answer : Yes, this is the correct position, especially in our current time, as the operation to extract the fetus is not considered mutilation. If a woman dies and there is a moving fetus in her womb, the operation is performed immediately and the fetus is extracted. There is absolutely no mutilation in this. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1949 - إذا ماتت امرأة حامل وولدها يتحرك هل يُخرج؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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