Wants to have abortion due to finances

25-6-2003 | IslamWeb

Question:

What is the ruling for abortion after 30 day of pregnancy, the women has 2 small babies, one 16 months, other 4 months? If she has third baby, her husband may lose his job in an European country because the salary is not enough for a five-person family.

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. It is forbidden for the pregnant woman to abort her fetus even if it is less than forty days old. But if she wants to control birth after this pregnancy for a limited period, she can do so with the consent of her husband. As for undergoing an operation to stop being pregnant forever, this is forbidden. Allah knows best.