My mother was five-months pregnant. One day, she had colon problems and so we called the doctor. He did ask her about being pregnant or not, but she said that she wasn`t, so he gave her three injections. At dawn, she had a miscarriage. What is she liable for from an Islamic perspective?
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Pregnancy
It is Permissible to Take a Compensation Against the Harm Resulting from Negligence
In Europe, it is allowed for a woman to undergo a diagnosis for her embryo during the first months of pregnancy to check whether it has Down`s Syndrome, or not. Actually, a woman gave birth to a baby that has been diagnosed with Down`s Syndrome, so she filed a lawsuit against the hospital for not running that test in the early stages of her pregnancy. As a result, the court ruled that she gets a certain amount of money as a compensation. Is it permissible for her to take that money?
Is the Blood Discharged after a Miscarriage Nifaas?
I had a miscarriage after eight weeks of pregnancy. It is worth noting that the embryo had neither grown in size nor had a pulse since the sixth week. Is the blood discharged after the miscarriage considered Nifaas(post-partum bleeding)?
Ruling on Aborting the Fetus if was Afflicted with Patou Syndrome
I lost my two months old baby who was afflicted with Patou Syndrome which is a problem in Gene (13), because the people afflicted with it don't live for too long due to the intensity of physical problems and congenital malformation such as brain atrophy as well heart and lungs malformations and the like. However, after examination, it turns out that my wife had (Patou Syndrome). Nowadays, science is capable through test-tube babies technique to specify the afflicted gene and eliminate it at the lab before injecting the mother with fertilized ovum. If Allah wills, and at the time in which my wife is pregnant normally, we can make gene examination for the fetus at the 10 week of pregnancy and the results will be given within one week .i.e. (120) days before pregnancy through which science can determine if the fetus is afflicted with the above syndrome, having afflicted genes or safe and sound. Are we permitted to make abortion if the fetus is afflicted with Patou Syndrome and been detected (120) days earlier of pregnancy?
When is it Permissible for a Woman to Undergo an Operation to Prevent Pregnancy?
Is it permissible for a woman who suffers from high blood pressure to tie her tubes after the age of forty eight?
Ruling on Birth Control Conducted Due to the Probability of Having Kids Afflicted with a Genetic Disease
I am a married man and bestowed by Allah with two healthy kids; however, I lost my third kid at the age of 3 years and two month as a result of being afflicted with a genetic disease called (Improper fat distribution), and it was confirmed from more than one medical specialists that the probability of having a newborn with genetic disease is (25%) based on genitive factors and recessive genes. Am I permitted and with the consent of my wife to make birth control throughout conducting surgical operation or by any other mean in this regard?
It is Permissible to Give the Value of a Vow in Cash
A year ago, I vowed to feed sixty poor persons or clothe them if Allah, The Almighty, blessed me with pregnancy. Is it permissible to pay the value of that vow in cash?, and what is the value of the feeding and the clothing?
Nifaas Begins after Delivering the First Twin and the Blood between Deliveries is also Nifaas
If a woman had delivered her first twin and six months later, she delivered her second, and there was bleeding after both deliveries. What is the ruling onthat bleeding? Is it Nifaas(Postpartum bleeding) in both cases?
Had Sex with Wife after Issuing a Talaaq Baa`in to her
A husband had sex wife after he had divorced her for the third time and she got pregnant, what is the Islamic ruling on this?
Islamic Ruling on Having Tubal Ligation
As regards having one`s tubes tied (Tubal ligation), is this procedure forbidden for the doctor to conduct and for the woman to be conducted on? In modern medicine, this procedure prevents pregnancy on temporary basis, so the woman can conceive either by having her tubes re-opened or having test-tube baby.