The ruling on one who forces his wife to abort her pregnancy
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Question:
A woman is in her third month of pregnancy. Her husband insisted on having her son removed, or else he would divorce her. She already has eight children with him. She did what he wanted of her under compulsion and removed her fetus out of fear of divorce. Her question is summarized as follows: Is she required to pay any expiation? Is she sinful? Is the fine obligatory in this case?
Answer:
She must repent to Allah, and he must repent as well. Both of them must repent, and nothing else is required of them. They must repent to Allah, because this was intentional. They must repent to Allah. May Allah guide them all. They must repent to Allah.
It is not permissible to remove the child after it has passed forty days. It is not permissible to expose it to harm. Rather, one should seek help from Allah, and perhaps Allah will place blessing and good in it. Who knows, it may be more blessed than the one before it. As for the first forty days, if there is a need for it, the matter is broad in this regard according to a group of scholars. However, if it passes forty days and becomes a clot, it is not permissible to expose it to harm.
Question : The one in authority: Is he required to impose a discretionary punishment for that if he becomes aware of it?
Answer: Yes, the one in authority may impose a discretionary punishment on the one who did that, if the one in authority becomes aware of it.
A woman is in her third month of pregnancy. Her husband insisted on having her son removed, or else he would divorce her. She already has eight children with him. She did what he wanted of her under compulsion and removed her fetus out of fear of divorce. Her question is summarized as follows: Is she required to pay any expiation? Is she sinful? Is the fine obligatory in this case?
Answer:
She must repent to Allah, and he must repent as well. Both of them must repent, and nothing else is required of them. They must repent to Allah, because this was intentional. They must repent to Allah. May Allah guide them all. They must repent to Allah.
It is not permissible to remove the child after it has passed forty days. It is not permissible to expose it to harm. Rather, one should seek help from Allah, and perhaps Allah will place blessing and good in it. Who knows, it may be more blessed than the one before it. As for the first forty days, if there is a need for it, the matter is broad in this regard according to a group of scholars. However, if it passes forty days and becomes a clot, it is not permissible to expose it to harm.
Question : The one in authority: Is he required to impose a discretionary punishment for that if he becomes aware of it?
Answer: Yes, the one in authority may impose a discretionary punishment on the one who did that, if the one in authority becomes aware of it.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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