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What is the ruling of the Sharia on someone who underwent a surgical procedure to tie the fallopian tubes for health reasons, due to religious ignorance, and how can they expiate this sin?

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If the intended procedure is tubal ligation, which completely severs procreation, then this has been detailed in fatwas numbered: 37977, 67388, 30390, 72005, 38218, 47510, 47980, 71575.

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