Should I abort my baby if the pregnancy will risk my life?
Question
I wanted to know when a woman is in childbirth - if there are complications and both the mothers and the new unborn childs life are in danger and only one can be saved - according to shariah whose life is a priority? is it a priority to save the mother or the child?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
What is the complication and why both lives cannot be saved?
In principle, both lives are equally important and both lives should be saved.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakariya Memon
Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Daruliftaa.net
- Answered by
- Zakariya Memon
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.