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Where is a fetus, two and a half months old and incomplete, that was removed at home, to be buried?

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The miscarried fetus whose formation is evident must be buried. Scholars have unanimously agreed on the preference for burying it in a cemetery, and some have disliked burying it at home. Al-Mawwaq reported from Malik the disapproval of burying a miscarried fetus in a house, explaining that it is not safe from being exhumed with the transfer of properties. The author of "Al-Durr al-Mukhtar" stated that it is not appropriate to bury the deceased in a house, even if it is a child, because this sunnah is exclusive to prophets.

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