Is a woman who caused the death of her daughter after the latter consumed medications and drinks to induce labor in the seventh month considered to have sinned, and what is the expiation for this sin if she has?
If a pregnant woman takes medication that causes her fetus to abort after the ensoulment, the ruling depends on the nature of the medication:
- If the medication typically causes abortions, she is obligated to pay the diyah (blood money) – a full diyah if the fetus was born alive and then died, and a ghurrah if it was born dead – and perform expiation.
- If the medication does not typically cause abortions, she is not obligated to anything.
- If the fetus was born alive and then died due to the mother's action, the obligation is the full diyah and expiation (fasting for two consecutive months), unless the fetus's guardians pardon the diyah.
- To determine the cause, it is necessary to consult doctors, inform them of the condition, and review the medical file of the pregnancy.
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