The rulings that follow from the soul being breathed into the fetus.
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The Shaykh : What are the rulings that follow from the soul being breathed into it? Yes, please go ahead.
The student: It is not permissible to abort it.
The Shaykh : Good, the prohibition of aborting it in all cases. Good, that is one point. Rest now, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, rest now, yes.
The student: That it becomes a human being.
The Shaykh : That it becomes a human being, and what follows from it being a human being? If it is born dead, it is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries if its parents are Muslim or one of them is. That is one point, yes. Standing.
The student: It is given a name.
The Shaykh : Given a name? Good. Do we name it with a male name or a female name?
The student: If it is male, it is given a male name.
The Shaykh : Created. The soul has been breathed into it now.
The student: If it is found to be male, it is given a male name, and if it is found to be female.
The Shaykh : It is now known. The soul is not breathed into it unless it is known whether it is male or female.
The student: It is given a good name.
The Shaykh : If it is male, it is given a male name, and if it is female.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What if it is a hermaphrodite?
The student: It is given a good name.
The Shaykh : A good name for both, like? Like Hibat Allah. Good, well done.
The student: It is not permissible to abort it.
The Shaykh : Good, the prohibition of aborting it in all cases. Good, that is one point. Rest now, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, rest now, yes.
The student: That it becomes a human being.
The Shaykh : That it becomes a human being, and what follows from it being a human being? If it is born dead, it is washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries if its parents are Muslim or one of them is. That is one point, yes. Standing.
The student: It is given a name.
The Shaykh : Given a name? Good. Do we name it with a male name or a female name?
The student: If it is male, it is given a male name.
The Shaykh : Created. The soul has been breathed into it now.
The student: If it is found to be male, it is given a male name, and if it is found to be female.
The Shaykh : It is now known. The soul is not breathed into it unless it is known whether it is male or female.
The student: It is given a good name.
The Shaykh : If it is male, it is given a male name, and if it is female.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What if it is a hermaphrodite?
The student: It is given a good name.
The Shaykh : A good name for both, like? Like Hibat Allah. Good, well done.
