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Is it permissible for the parents to abort the fetus after it has been injected with a needle that may lead to its deformity, and would they incur sin if they abort it?

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Abortion is not permissible unless trustworthy doctors determine that the continuation of the pregnancy poses a definite risk to the mother's life, or if the death of the fetus in the mother's womb is confirmed. Abortion for any reason other than a legitimate religious one is an aggression against Allah’s creation and a destruction of offspring, and it is considered a form of infanticide (wa’d). Therefore, it is not permissible to obey doctors in performing an abortion due to a deformity unless it poses a risk to the mother’s life.

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