Pregnancy and Worship
126 questions
Is performing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or artificial insemination, in which an egg is taken from the woman and sperm from the man for fertilization, then returned to the woman's womb, considered a رجعة (resumption of marital relationship) for a woman who has been divorced once, and if pregnancy occurs, does her waiting period (iddah) extend until she gives birth, or is it considered a رجعة for her?
Was Ali ibn Abi Talib infallible, as the Shiites claim, in that he never committed any errors in his life?
Is abortion permissible due to a dream, the presence of a brown line below the abdomen, and the subsequent depression and desire of the wife for abortion, knowing that the pregnancy has not exceeded one week?
Does divorce occur during pregnancy, or does it take the ruling of a divorce pronounced during a period of purity in which she was[^1] intimate with him? And how can the number of divorces be calculated if the divorcer does not know their number? [^1]: This is a more accurate translation of the Arabic phrase "جامعها فيه," which implies intimacy rather than just "cohabited with him."
What is the authenticity of the story of Uthman ibn Affan stoning a woman who gave birth six months after her marriage, and what is the correct Islamic legal ruling for this case?
Can a wife observe a waiting period (iddah) of four months and ten days, considering herself not pregnant, while experiencing intermittent bleeding during the iddah period, knowing that she was at her family's home until her husband's death, and should she consult a doctor and undergo a pregnancy test?
Is the duration mentioned for each of the nutfah (sperm drop), alaqah (clot), and mudghah (lump of flesh) in the hadiths forty days for each stage individually, or is the total of these three stages within the first forty days of pregnancy?
What should a husband do if he travels for a long time and returns to find his wife pregnant, and he doubts the child's paternity?
What is the ruling on installing a contraceptive device if it causes a prolonged menstrual period and severe pain, and must it be removed or should one wait?
When exactly is the soul breathed into the fetus? Is it after 40 days or 120 days? And how does the heart begin to beat without the presence of the soul, taking into account the prophetic narrations that speak of the stages of creation?
Is a wife entitled to stipulate delaying childbirth until after graduation, knowing that the husband desires to have children immediately after marriage?
Why does the woman whose husband has died observe an iddah (waiting period) of four months and ten days, while the woman definitively divorced by a major (irrevocable) divorce observes an iddah of three months?
Does a divorce take effect when uttered based on imagination or an intention conditioned upon the occurrence of a future event? What is the ruling on saying "You are divorced from me" without prior intention? Is it permissible to compel the wife to follow up with a female doctor instead of a male doctor?
What is the blood that came out of a pregnant woman in her third month, resembling menstrual blood in color and smell, what is the ruling on her prayer, is it permissible to have intercourse with her, and is her pregnancy confirmed with the presence of this blood?
Is it permissible to take birth control pills or use rubber contraceptives to postpone pregnancy for a certain period, or are there other methods for postponing pregnancy?
Is a son ascribed to his father Islamically if he is born seven months after the marriage, knowing that the pregnancy occurred between the couple during the engagement period, and the mother had no prior relationship with anyone other than her husband, and she is remorseful and repentant to Allah?
Should the questioner postpone childbearing out of a desire to study Fiqh and Aqeedah?
Is a divorce effective if the wife leaves the house to undergo a C-section in the hospital, after her husband told her: "By divorce, you shall not leave the house," knowing that he forgot about her pregnancy and her need for the surgery, and did not specify the duration of the prohibition, and that her remaining in the house poses a danger to her life?
Will God forgive one who aborted in the first week, then repented and committed to worship, and who feels deep remorse and fears not being forgiven, and wishes to see her child?
What is the ruling on the party held during the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy, where gifts are presented to the parents of the newborn, and is it an imitation of the disbelievers?
Do the verses on breastfeeding mentioned in the Qur'an pertain to those who carried and gave birth at six months, with the completion of breastfeeding being at 30 months, and are all gestation periods measured by this, such that for one who gave birth at nine months, the sufficiency of breastfeeding for the infant would be 21 months (calculated as 30-9=21), or are the two full years referred to in Surat Al-Baqarah measured from the birth of the child after the completion of the pregnancy, not from the age of the pregnancy?
What is the jurisprudential clarification regarding the wisdom behind the waiting period ('iddah) for a divorced woman, and is this wisdom affected by the presence of modern technology that detects pregnancy early?
How much is the blood money (Diyya) to be paid in Moroccan Dirhams for the abortion of a one-and-a-half-month-old fetus, knowing that the abortion was performed due to the unavailability of funds for a fourth Cesarean section, which posed a danger to the mother's life?
What should I do regarding my vow to slaughter a calf after my wife's natural pregnancy, with my intention not to eat from it and to give all of it for the sake of Allah, if I don't remember whether I intended to slaughter it alone or to make it an aqiqah? And is it permissible for me to perform the aqiqah with the ram that my wife's father will gift? And would slaughtering a calf and two rams (one of which is a gift) be considered extravagance for my newborn?