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Can pregnancy occur from touching the genitals or cleaning the penis with a cloth that has semen on it, and is it permissible to abort the fetus in the first months in this case?

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This incident demonstrates the danger of leniency regarding forbidden relationships and private seclusion (khalwa). The obligation is sincere repentance, severing ties with the young man, and never returning to such actions. One can consult specialists regarding the possibility of pregnancy through the described method. Aborting the fetus after the soul has been breathed into it is impermissible by consensus. Before the soul is breathed into it, or before forty days, there is a difference of opinion. However, the fatwa adopted by us is that abortion is not permissible at any stage.

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