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Concept Of Abortion In Islam by Realismailakabir: 11:59pm On Sep 07, 2020 |
Muslim views on abortion are shaped by the Hadith as well as by the opinions of legal and religious scholars. The Qur'an does not explicitly refer to abortion but offers guidance on related matters. Scholars accept that this guidance can properly be applied to abortion I.e " Kill not your offspring for fear of poverty; it is We who provide for them and for you. Surely, killing them is a great sin." Qur'an 17:32 "Whosoever has spared the life of a soul, it is as though he has spared the life of all people.Whosoever has killed a soul, it is as though he has murdered all of mankind" The fetus is believed to become a living soul after 120 days gestation, and abortion after that point is viewed as impermissible. The majority of Muslim scholars permit abortion, although they differ on the stage of fetal development beyond which it becomes prohibited. In practice, access to abortion varies greatly between Muslim-majority countries . In countries like Turkey and Tunisia. abortions are unconditionally legal on request. On the other hand, in 18 out of 50 Muslim-majority countries, including Iraq, Egypt, and Indonesia, abortion is only legally permitted if the life of the mother is threatened by the pregnancy. No Muslim-majority country bans abortion in the case of the mother's life being at risk or other reasons that are permitted by certain circumstances in Muslim-majority countries include preserving a woman's physical or mental health, foetal impairment, cases of incest or rape, and social or economic reasons. Excerpts from the Hadith Umar bin Al-Khattab asked (the people) about the Imlas of a woman, i.e., a woman who has an abortion because of having been beaten on her abdomen, saying, "Who among you has heard anything about it from the Prophet?" I said, "I did." He said, "What is that?" I said, "I heard the Prophet saying, 'Its Diya (blood money) is either a male or a female slave.'" Umar said, "Do not leave till you present witness in support of your statement." So I went out, and found Muhammad bin Maslama. I brought him, and he bore witness with me that he had heard the Prophet saying, "Its Diya (blood money) is either a male slave or a female slave." Hadith—Sahih Bukhari 9.420, Narrated Mughira ibn Shu'ba Allah's Apostle gave the judgment that a male or female slave should be given in Qisas for an abortion case of a woman from the tribe of Bani Lihyan (as blood money for the fetus) but the lady on whom the penalty had been imposed died, so the Prophets ordered that her property be inherited by her offspring and her husband and that the penalty be paid by her Asaba. Hadith— Sahih al-Bukhari 8.732, Narrated Abu Hurairah |
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