The Fetus Rights in Islam

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Bismillah:

Definition of "miscarriage" - the natural loss of a baby from the womb.
Wael, the key words are " natural loss". A miscarriage is very different from an abortion. When a woman misscarries, she does not deliberately end the life of her child - it's an effect of nature & out of her control. The Church teaches that every soul enters the afterlife, including the aborted & miscarried, because from the moment of their conception, they are human beings!


The correct translation of that verse contains the term "untimely birth". Point is, the baby is still born... just not into this world which is full of evil & where they might fall into sin & loose the gift of grace!

Thanks for clarification… <b>and so what Islam said about abortion? </b>


Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, states that:

“While Islam permits preventing pregnancy for valid reasons, it does not allow doing violence to it once it occurs.
Muslim jurists have agreed unanimously that after the fetus is completely formed and has been given a soul, abortion is haram. It is also a crime, the commission of which is prohibited to the Muslim because it constitutes an offense against a complete, living human being. Jurists insist that the payment of blood money (diya) becomes incumbent if the baby is aborted alive and then died, while a fine of lesser amount is to be paid if it is aborted dead.


However, there is one exceptional situation. If, say the jurists, after the baby is completely formed, it is reliably shown that the continuation of the pregnancy would necessarily result in the death of the mother, then, in accordance with the general principle of the Shari`ah, that of choosing the lesser of two evils, abortion must be performed. The reason for this is that the mother is the origin of the fetus; moreover, her life is well-established, with duties and responsibilities, and she is also a pillar of the family. It would not be possible to sacrifice her life for the life of a fetus which has not yet acquired a personality and which has no responsibilities or obligations to fulfill.


Imam al-Ghazzali makes a clear distinction between contraception and abortion, saying that contraception is not like abortion. Abortion is a crime against an existing being. It follows from this that there are stages of existence. The first stages of existence are the settling of the semen in the womb and its mixing with the secretions of the woman. Then come the next gestational stage. Disturbing the pregnancy at this stage is a crime. When it develops further and becomes a lump, aborting it is a greater crime. When it acquires a soul and its creation is completed, the crime becomes more grievous. The crime reaches a maximum seriousness when it is committed after it (the fetus) is separated (from the mother) alive.”

Source: ISLAM ONLINE.net


You may also read Abortion: Forbidden in All Stages??


hope this helps insha'Allah.


Salam


Wael.