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Abortion due to rape

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Q: A girl is raped who then falls pregnant or a girl is deceived through mutah marriage who then falls pregnant. The girls in both scenarios want to abort the baby. In these extreme conditions, is abortion of the baby allowed?

Bismillaah

A: They should avoid abortion.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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