The Ruling on Washing the Miscarried Fetus
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on washing the miscarried fetus—O Shaykh—when it dies?
Answer:
It is obligatory to wash the deceased if it has completed four months. If it is born in the fifth or sixth month, it is washed, shrouded, and prayed over, and the funeral prayer is performed for it among the Muslims. If it was born in the fifth month after the soul was breathed into it, it is obligatory to wash it, shroud it, and pray the funeral prayer for it among the Muslims. Yes.
This questioner says: What is the ruling on washing the miscarried fetus—O Shaykh—when it dies?
Answer:
It is obligatory to wash the deceased if it has completed four months. If it is born in the fifth or sixth month, it is washed, shrouded, and prayed over, and the funeral prayer is performed for it among the Muslims. If it was born in the fifth month after the soul was breathed into it, it is obligatory to wash it, shroud it, and pray the funeral prayer for it among the Muslims. Yes.
Source
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