What is the ruling on praying over a miscarried fetus?
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Question:
Is it obligatory to pray over the fetus and give charity on its behalf if it has been in the womb for two months or less?
Answer:
The fetus differs: if the fetus has passed four months and the soul has been breathed into it, then if it is miscarried, it is washed, prayed over, named, and an 'aqiqah is sacrificed for it, which is better. This is what the scholars have stated.
As for if it is before that, it is not washed, nor is it prayed over, and it is not a fetus until it takes shape and the soul is breathed into it. If it is miscarried as a lump of flesh or blood, then it is nothing, so it is not washed, nor is it prayed over. It is only washed, prayed over, and named if it is miscarried after four months and the soul has been breathed into it.
Is it obligatory to pray over the fetus and give charity on its behalf if it has been in the womb for two months or less?
Answer:
The fetus differs: if the fetus has passed four months and the soul has been breathed into it, then if it is miscarried, it is washed, prayed over, named, and an 'aqiqah is sacrificed for it, which is better. This is what the scholars have stated.
As for if it is before that, it is not washed, nor is it prayed over, and it is not a fetus until it takes shape and the soul is breathed into it. If it is miscarried as a lump of flesh or blood, then it is nothing, so it is not washed, nor is it prayed over. It is only washed, prayed over, and named if it is miscarried after four months and the soul has been breathed into it.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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