Question
I am pregnant. My husband insists that I do an abortion. He says that since the rooh has not yet been blown into the foetus, abortion is permissible. I am 7 weeks pregnant. I refuse to submit to this terrible act. Am I disobedient to my husband?
Answer
Congratulations for your pregnancy. Allah Ta'ala is the Sole Creator. He creates as He wills. Your husband's attitude is kufr. How can he ever suggest that you should ruin your Imaan by committing the heinous sin of abortion? It is absolutely haraam to commit abortion. On the Day of Qiyaamah, the aborted foetus will bear evidence against its parents who had murdered it. You should not agree to abortion. It is a capital sin akin to murder in terms of Islam.
It is haraam to resort to abortion even before the Rooh enters the foetus. It is indeed most ungrateful to reject the gift which Allah Ta'ala has bestowed. Repose your trust on Allah Ta'ala, and accept whatever trial lays ahead. Do not submit to haraam, evil, immorality and never be a party to murdering the foetus which Allah Ta'ala has bestowed to you as a Trust. Your are not disobedient. Your husband is grossly and rebelliously disobedient to Allah Ta'ala. How can a mother murder her own baby?
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 23 No 05
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- 12
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