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Miscarriage at 14 Weeks: Ruling on Nifaas

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Q: A lady is pregnant but at her scan at 14 weeks she finds out that the baby had died at 9 weeks and 1 day. Hence she is given a pill and miscarriage is initiated. The baby had buds as arms and legs. They are visible in the ultrasound. The baby had visible buds of arms and legs. What is the ruling regarding nifaas?

Bismillaah

A: If some of the limbs and body features were formed then the bleeding that follows will be treated as nifaas.

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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