What are the Sharia rulings consequent upon the death of a two-month-old fetus, after its heartbeat was heard, for both the mother and the father?
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A miscarriage that occurs at two months of gestation is not considered a human being because the soul has not yet been breathed into it. Therefore, it is not obligatory to wash, shroud, or pray over it, and the rulings pertaining to a miscarriage into which the soul has been breathed do not apply to it. The blood discharged by a woman after miscarrying something in which human creation has not yet become apparent is considered (irregular bleeding) and not (post-natal bleeding).
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