FatwaPerakMarriage & Family
Saya seorang doktor yang telah mengesahkan kehamilan ramai gadis yang masih belum berkahwin. Apakah peranan kami sebagai doktor selain memberi nasihat untuk bertaubat dan jangan mengulangi kesilapan yang sama, kerana melaporkan kepada pihak berwajib adalah menyalahi etika kedoktoran.
Besides advising repentance, what role can a doctor play when confirming the pregnancy of an unmarried girl?
Short answer
A doctor may advise the girl to marry quickly if the pregnancy is still early, in order to protect lineage and avoid confusion over the limits of awrah.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A doctor may advise the girl to marry quickly if the pregnancy is still early, in order to protect lineage and avoid confusion over the limits of awrah. A baby born in less than six months and two moments is not legally attributed to the husband. The exception is when the husband claims the child as his, since the claim is taken to mean the pregnancy occurred before the contract, whether another contract, an invalid contract or a case of doubtful intercourse.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pihak doktor boleh menyarankan mereka supaya berkahwin dengan segera jika kandungan mereka masih awal bagi tujuan menjaga nasab dan mengelak kecelaruan batasan aurat.
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How to cite
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Perak State Mufti Department. “Saya seorang doktor yang telah mengesahkan kehamilan ramai gadis yang masih belum berkahwin. Apakah peranan kami sebagai doktor selain memberi nasihat untuk bertaubat dan jangan mengulangi kesilapan yang sama, kerana melaporkan kepada pihak berwajib adalah menyalahi etika kedoktoran.”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#products-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/doctor-role-unmarried-pregnant-girl/