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AL-KAFI #1145: ADAKAH DIBOLEHKAN UNTUK MENGUGURKAN KANDUNGAN YANG BERUSIA 4 BULAN?
Is it permissible to abort a four-month-old foetus that has a defect such as an incomplete skull?
Short answer
Aborting a foetus aged four months or more is forbidden, as the soul has been breathed into it, and the scholars are agreed on this.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Aborting a foetus aged four months or more is forbidden, as the soul has been breathed into it, and the scholars are agreed on this. Abortion is permitted only to save the mother's life where there is a severe defect, and after advice from authoritative medical experts. The 1990 decision of the National Fatwa Committee likewise prohibits abortion except for severe defects that endanger the mother's life.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Adapun menggugurkan kandungan selepas berusia 4 bulan, para ulama' bersepakat bahawa hukumnya haram kerana pada usia tersebut, roh telah ditiupkan ke dalam kandungan ibu berdasarkan hadith Ibn Mas'ud RA.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1145: ADAKAH DIBOLEHKAN UNTUK MENGUGURKAN KANDUNGAN YANG BERUSIA 4 BULAN?”, 12 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3187-al-kafi-1145-adakah-dibolehkan-untuk-mengugurkan-kandungan-yang-berusia-4-bulan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/abortion-of-four-month-old-foetus-with-defect/