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Is abortion permissible in the case of an accidental pregnancy, fearing increased financial burdens, loss of employment, and the mother's weakness, knowing that there have been two previous abortions?

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Proceeding with an abortion due to financial burdens is a grave mistake and a tremendous sin. Allah Almighty has forbidden the killing of children for fear of poverty, and has warned the perpetrator that their act is a great transgression, and it is among the practices of Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic era of ignorance) and a manifestation of ill-conjecture towards Allah. It is not permissible to obey the husband or anyone else in this sin. The responsibility for financial burdens falls solely on the husband, and the wife is not religiously obligated to work to help her husband.

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