Medical & Health · Subtopic
Abortion
91 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Abortion, part of Medical & Health. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Abortion fatawa — page 1 of 3
- Camperdown7 Sep 2026
Can the Welfare of Existing Children and the Mother’s Capacity to Care Constitute a Valid Excuse for Abortion Before 120 Days?
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. We follow the Hanafi madhhab and urgently need a case-specific ruling regarding abortion. Conception…
Baba Abu Bakr - Ibn Masood25 Aug 2026
Abortion
According to the Hanafi Madhab, do the following circumstances cumulatively constitute a valid Shar’i ʿUdhr permitting abortion at approximately 50…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online10 Aug 2026
Aborting the baby due to complications
A lady has been divorced and is 4 months pregnant. She has what the doctors call an STD and according to the doctors she should abort the fetus,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jun 2025
Aborting a baby due to deformation of the baby
My sister was 6 months pregnant when a scan showed the baby was not growing well. The doctor said this is a case that the baby will not grow…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Nov 2024
Terminating the pregnancy due to baby having a hole in the heart
I'm in the 5th month of my first pregnancy. The 4 heart chambers of the baby can not be seen and the doctor says that the baby has a big hole in the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Oct 2024Roman Urdu
Abortion
Meri mrs c section hwa 3 month phly ab 3 month bad again pregnant ho gai han. Doctor kehty han complication han c section ka bad aur stiches ma b…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2024
Terminating the pregnancy after four months
My husband and I have been married for 20 years and we have tried our best to have children during this time. I have pursued fertility treatments…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ10 Feb 2024
Abortion
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته What is the Islamic ruling on abortion? Please add reference, JazakAllahu Khair
- MUBZ17 Jan 2024
Abortion Due to Suspected Illness
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Hope Mufti is well. Apologies to bother Mufti, however a question has come to by a sister: She has 2 children, and…
- Mufti Online9 Nov 2023
Saving a mother or unborn child where only one can survive
If a situation occurs where only the mother or the baby can survive after 120 days of pregnancy, who should be chosen, the baby or the mother?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2023
Committing zina and then aborting the child
I fell in love with a woman, but my family forbade me to marry her because she was a slave. After 3 months, we had an abortion and put the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Nov 2021
Abortion
Is it permissible to have an abortion? My wife needs to go for surgery and if she doesn’t have the surgery done she will die.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Oct 2021
Abortion
I have 4 kids ages 21, 20, 16 and 7. I'm 43 and my husband is 51. We found out that we are pregnant again and very scared because of health issues…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown4 Sep 2021
Is abortion permissible?
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. Respected muftisaheb. A lady wants to abort her foetus at 5 weeks. She says it was not a planned pregnancy and it…
Shahid Shaikh - Ask Imaam30 Jan 2020
Can I do an abortion considering my situation?
As Salam Alaikum, I am mother of 3 kids with 3 c section And 1 miscarriage. When it was my last delivery my gynecologist who was operating me said…
- Ask Imaam19 Dec 2019
Is abortion permissible?
Why are some scholars allowing women who are less than 4 months pregnant to murder there children. Is that child who has been in the stomach for…
- Ask Imaam14 Oct 2019
Is it permissible to have an abortion because of abuse in a marriage ?
Assalamu Alaikum My question is regarding a friend who is seven weeks pregnant and wants an abortion. The reason is this. She has only been married…
Ahmad Patel - Mufti Online24 Aug 2019Roman Urdu
Abortion karne ke bad tawbah
Me ne 5 mahine ka bacha abort karwaya. Bache me deformity thi cleft lip aur cleft palate. Doctor ne kaha ke bacha dimagi bemaar hosakta he. Lekin…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Aug 2019
Is IUD considered as abortion?
The copper coil/IUD works mainly by killing sperm, preventing an egg being fertilized. But there is a chance of fertilization occurring, in which…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Abortion
I am a mother of 3 children, aged 5 years, 4 years, and the youngest is 6 months. I am 6 weeks pregnant now. My husband is working abroad and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jan 2019
Aborting a down syndrome fetus
I need to find out if it's permissible to terminate a fetus due to down syndrome, turner syndrome and certain sex chromosome abnormalities. So the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Nov 2018
Unknowingly removing a fetus
A few years ago a woman had problems with her menstruation and had alot of pain. She was 2 weeks overdue with her periods. She went to a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Nov 2018
Abortion
I am married and five weeks pregnant. I have a two year old son. I don't want the new baby as I am financially unstable and I am planning to move…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Sep 2018
Abortion
Please provide me with the ruling regarding the kaffarah and the compensation to heirs that a woman in the situation below would be eligible for: A…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Jul 2018
Is abortion in the first month of pregnancy considered as murder?
My mother got pregnant and got the baby aborted. I think it was in the first month of pregnancy. Is this considered a murder?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2018
Seeking forgiveness from abortion
A widowee man of 50 year old marries a unmarried woman of 40 years in 2010. After marriage with in 2 months woman gets pregnant. Due to age and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Apr 2018
Abortion
My gynecologist told my husband and I after the birth of our daughter that, if I should fall pregnant again me or the baby will die. My last born…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Mar 2018
Abortion
I am a Muslim woman that committed zina and now I am pregnant. My husband does not know. When I had my last child the doctor told me that I cannot…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2018
Abortion due to illness and depression
I have this quastion and I found nobody to give me an answer. I prayed but still I'm not getting anywhere. I would just like to have your opinion.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2018
Abortion
Is abortion permissible if the life of the mother is at stake or if health professionals have noticed that the unborn child has abnormal…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam28 Jan 2018
Abortion of fetus with proven abnormalities after 120 days due to ignorance of doctor
I need answer little urgent, as per your fatwa no.17773 child abortion can be done if the baby is developed with below problems with in 120 days.…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online24 Jan 2018
Abortion
My sister in law's genotype is AS and her fiance's is also AS. If she gets pregnant in the marriage, is it permissible to terminate a three weeks…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Dec 2017
Abortion
I am married and a father of one child. My wife is 4-5 weeks pregnant and we both are not ready for this child because my first child was born one…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Nov 2017
Terminating a pregnancy
I have two kids aged 3 and 8 months. I suspect my wife is pregnant again. She is still breast feeding our 8 month old baby and we are not prepared…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Abortion
Meri 9 mah ki beti h r operation sy hui ti.. ab mjy 6 din uper ho gye hein date nahi kia m safai krwa skti k mjbori h k beti b choti h r operation b…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Abortion
Mere 9 maah ki beti h, r mera operation hua ta, r mjy phr sy hamal ho gya h 6 din uper ho gye hein. Kia m es mjbori m k operation b h r beti b choti…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Oct 2017
Abortion
Is abortion permissible within 40 days of conception.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Oct 2017
Abortion
I have a very complex problem. A 33 year old nmarried lady who has decided to go for artificial insemination. She is 4 months pregnant. She did not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2017
Aborting a foetus with a chromosome disorder
My wife is expecting and the test result shows that the foetus which is 15 weeks old has a chromosome disorder trisomy 18 which means that either…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Sep 2017
Abortion
I have 3 kids(6.3.1). Found out I am 4 weeks pregnant. I live in another country without any family. Husband works 24/7. He is on call all the time,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
Read-only index of fatawa already published by South African Darul Iftas, each linked to its original. Not a fatwa service — for your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta.