Pregnancy and Miscarriage
31 questions
Was Sahla حديثة عهد بولادة (recently delivered) when she breastfed Salim, and if not, how was there milk in her breast?
Is abortion permissible if the fetus is six or seven weeks old, and what is the diyah (blood money) that results from it, and what is the stance of both the fornicator and the doctor who administered the abortion medication?
Is abortion permissible if a woman becomes pregnant through fornication? Is it preferable to abort or keep the child if the man who committed fornication with her wishes to marry her while she is pregnant with his child? Is the child considered illegitimate?
Is there anything upon her due to her miscarriage in the first month, which might have been caused by her traveling in a car or ascending a tall building, without her knowing the danger of these actions or intentionally seeking to harm the pregnancy?
Is it permissible to abort a fetus after it has exceeded five months of age, given that the doctor stated the fetus is ill and described its condition as having undefined bones in the head, and that the mother suffers from chronic anemia? And is it permissible to ascertain whether the fetus is female or male?
What is the religious ruling on a husband's insistence on aborting the fetus, and is the current pregnancy—which continued after a miscarriage—and what happened in the last two pregnancies, considered a sign of Allah's pleasure, forgiveness, and a warning to the husband?
Am I sinful for the death of my fetus after intercourse that occurred at the beginning of the third month of pregnancy, where the doctor mentioned that intercourse is a possible cause for that?
What must a couple do to atone for an abortion that occurred 19 years ago, in the early stages of pregnancy and without confirmation, and with their consent for reasons they now consider flimsy?
Is expiation (kaffarah) required for a woman whose fetus died due to placental abruption two weeks after she experienced slight pressure on her abdomen from playing at an amusement park in the eighth month of pregnancy, knowing that the fetal heartbeat was normal before that?
Is a woman sinful if she does not undergo a cervical cerclage operation to preserve her twin pregnancy, and miscarries, knowing that the operation is not guaranteed to succeed and she fears undergoing it?
Is it permissible to remove excess embryos from the womb after an ICSI procedure – in the eleventh week – if their multiplicity could lead to miscarriage, premature birth, or permanent disabilities for the fetuses?
Is abstaining from procreation for fear of miscarriage, and relying solely on natural contraception, considered birth control and Haram (forbidden) in Islam, and is the speaker's belief that God punished her by depriving her of a successful pregnancy due to her previous decision to suffice with two children a bad assumption about God?
Is the wife considered sinful if she abstains from conjugal relations with her husband during the first three months of pregnancy, based on doctors' advice regarding the necessity of abstaining for fear for the fetus due to uterine weakness, despite the husband's anger?
Is milk that comes from a wife's breast after a miscarriage in the fourth month of her pregnancy subject to the same ruling as milk from a mother whose pregnancy reached full term, in terms of رضاع (nursing), and is a woman nursing an adult male considered nursing that permits sitting together and private seclusion (خلوة)?
What is the ruling on aborting a one-month-old fetus for a 47-year-old woman who suffers from a neurological disease?
Is a fetus that has not exceeded eight or nine weeks of gestation, and into which the soul has not yet been breathed – according to Fatwa No. 22096 – considered a soul?
Should the vow to give "qa'ud" in charity be fulfilled after a miscarriage, or should one wait for the birth of a live baby?
What are the causes and treatment for recurrent miscarriage that occurs in the second month, despite doctors confirming there is no health problem based on medical examinations, and despite being under medical supervision during that period?
Is blood money (Diyya) obligatory for a woman whose fetus spontaneously aborted after doctors indicated its ill-health and cessation of growth, especially since she did not take pregnancy stabilizers, believing them to be corrupt?
What is the expiation for, and the sin of, a girl who committed adultery and became pregnant by a married man, then aborted her pregnancy fearing scandal, and what are the consequences for those who helped her with the abortion?
What is the ruling regarding a wife in the case of an unintentional miscarriage during the first four months of pregnancy?
Is it permissible to abort a fetus that is 35 days old if there is a high probability of it having deformities, especially after the mother stopped taking a medication that causes these deformities?
What is the ruling on divorcing one's wife while she is pregnant and having intercourse with her after the divorce without conception or miscarriage occurring?
Is it permissible for the questioner to avoid her husband's father's calls and refuse to speak with him, due to feeling hurt by his repeated and embarrassing questions about her pregnancy, especially with the threat of miscarriage?