A pregnant woman whose fetus is fifteen days old, and her husband swore to divorce her if she did not expel it; what is the ruling of the Shari'ah in this matter?
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The questioner : I am sorry for the disturbance.
The Shaykh : No disturbance.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : One of the brothers is asking about his wife who is pregnant for fifteen days...
The Shaykh : Raise your voice, my brother.
The questioner : Yes, one of the brothers, his wife is pregnant for fifteen days.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he swore at her if she does not expel it, meaning he does not want her to keep it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And one of the doctors, meaning a volunteer, meaning he is willing to expel it... it is a collection of blood and there is no soul in it, what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : The ruling on what?
The questioner : The ruling on expelling what is in her womb, which is fifteen days old.
The Shaykh : It is dead.
The questioner : Yes, because there is no soul in it, it is fifteen days old.
The Shaykh : Ah, there is no soul in it.
The questioner : The beginning of pregnancy.
The Shaykh : And why do you want to abort it?
The questioner : Her husband does not want it.
The Shaykh : Her husband does not want it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And why does he not leave his will to the will of his Lord?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why does he not leave his will to the will of his Lord? If He wills, He will give it life, and if He wills, He will cause it to be aborted.
The questioner : Yes, yes, he wants it, meaning if the Shari'ah permits expelling it, expelling this, he desires that.
The Shaykh : No, it does not permit it, my brother.
The questioner : The Shari'ah does not permit it.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not.
The questioner : Meaning, in this matter, if he swore at his wife, what does he do?
The Shaykh : He expiates for his oath.
The questioner : He expiates for his oath.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: Dinar.
The Shaykh : No, it is not a matter of one dinar or two, or less or more; the important thing is feeding ten poor people.
The questioner : Yes, ten poor people, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So the Shari'ah does not permit it.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Even if there is no soul in it.
The Shaykh : My brother, there is no place here for you to say "even."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because your statement was clear.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no need to correct yourself and say "even."
The questioner : Ah, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The Shaykh : No disturbance.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : One of the brothers is asking about his wife who is pregnant for fifteen days...
The Shaykh : Raise your voice, my brother.
The questioner : Yes, one of the brothers, his wife is pregnant for fifteen days.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he swore at her if she does not expel it, meaning he does not want her to keep it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And one of the doctors, meaning a volunteer, meaning he is willing to expel it... it is a collection of blood and there is no soul in it, what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : The ruling on what?
The questioner : The ruling on expelling what is in her womb, which is fifteen days old.
The Shaykh : It is dead.
The questioner : Yes, because there is no soul in it, it is fifteen days old.
The Shaykh : Ah, there is no soul in it.
The questioner : The beginning of pregnancy.
The Shaykh : And why do you want to abort it?
The questioner : Her husband does not want it.
The Shaykh : Her husband does not want it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And why does he not leave his will to the will of his Lord?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why does he not leave his will to the will of his Lord? If He wills, He will give it life, and if He wills, He will cause it to be aborted.
The questioner : Yes, yes, he wants it, meaning if the Shari'ah permits expelling it, expelling this, he desires that.
The Shaykh : No, it does not permit it, my brother.
The questioner : The Shari'ah does not permit it.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not.
The questioner : Meaning, in this matter, if he swore at his wife, what does he do?
The Shaykh : He expiates for his oath.
The questioner : He expiates for his oath.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: Dinar.
The Shaykh : No, it is not a matter of one dinar or two, or less or more; the important thing is feeding ten poor people.
The questioner : Yes, ten poor people, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So the Shari'ah does not permit it.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Even if there is no soul in it.
The Shaykh : My brother, there is no place here for you to say "even."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because your statement was clear.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no need to correct yourself and say "even."
The questioner : Ah, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
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