What is the ruling on abortion after two months of pregnancy, given the presence of a nursing child, and is expiation obligatory for intentional abortion about which the husband was not informed?
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The gist of the : There is a difference of opinion regarding abortion before the ensoulment. The Shafi'i holds that expiation () is obligatory for the perpetrator in the case of a guaranteed fetus for which blood money (diyyah) is due. As for a non-guaranteed fetus—which is one aborted before ensoulment—there is no expiation for it. Ensoulment does not occur until after four months, by consensus.
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