What is the ruling on the tubal ligation surgery that was performed due to severe anemia, and how can one atone for this sin?
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Abortion is absolutely impermissible unless it poses a danger to the mother's life or causes her unbearable harm. Temporarily suspending pregnancy for a valid reason, however, is permissible. The expiation for an abortion that occurred without a Shar'i (Islamic legal) justification is sincere repentance, seeking forgiveness, and increasing good deeds and supererogatory acts of worship.
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