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What is the ruling regarding a water birth?

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Water birth is childbirth that occurs in water. Proponents believe water birth results in a more relaxed, less painful experience. The theory behind water birth is that since the baby has already been in the amniotic fluid sac for nine months, birthing in a similar environment is gentler for the baby and less stressful for the mother.

Water birth is permissible.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_birth

http://americanpregnancy.org/labor-and-birth/water-birth/

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