01. July 2017

Salam sir, I need your advice Islamically. I am a breastfeeding mum and my baby is still small. I just discovered today that I am pregnant and it is 2 weeks or less than, my body is not ready. So please is abortion permissible this stage. Waiting for your response sir. *********************** Al-salamu alaykum, I pray that Allah gives you and your family strength, endurance, serenity and faith. I have addressed the issue of abortion extensively in a number of prior fatwa's. Please carefully...

01. June 2017

Dear Dr. Abou El Fadl, I have read a few articles on your website and highly value your expertise and opinion. I am hoping to ask your view on a difficult situation my wife and I are currently facing. My wife is 6 months into her pregnancy, and we have just found out by prenatal MRI scan that our baby has a [serious condition] that would lead to him being significantly physically and mentally disabled, as well as requiring multiple operations from starting early in life. We first had an...

15. May 2017

Assalam o alaikum, I would like to ask you question about the abortion. I am 23 weeks pregnant and few days ago, I found out that my baby has a heart defect that would be fix through an open heart surgery. However, there could be other abnormalities too and for that I have to do another but doing this test, I could lose my pregnancy. Please advise if I could do that test despite my all other tests are clear. Can I terminate my pregnancy at this stage if Allah forbid there is any baby...

15. March 2017

As salam mo alaikum, I am 28 years old female. I am happily married since 2015 AL HAM DULILLAH. I had a baby boy in 2016. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with large vsd (hole in heart). He was discharged after 19 days. He was then again admitted in hospital for his surgery. After a week he was given to me for a night and then again taken away from me. He was on ventilator till he died. He was my first child and i did nothing but all the possible efforts to keep him safe and healthy. My...

15. January 2017

I am reaching out for some perspective dear doctor. I do not know why I am reacting the way that I am. Currently pregnant 20 plus weeks unplanned pregnancy, went back and forth between aborting it. It's been 20 weeks and I'm still anxious fearful depressed numb nothing gives pleasure, I pray I beg God for relief but nothing. I found out I'm having a girl, already have triplets that I conceived from ivf. We were very happy I had no desire for a son. With this pregnancy people's comments all...

01. October 2016

Assalam o Alikum, Dear Dr. Abou El Fadl, I heard about you on web. I have an issue with my wife. She is pregnant of 3 weeks. But she dont wont to give birth this baby because we had three kids (daughters) and youngest one was premature with 0.8 kg premature. She was admitted in hospital up to 1.5 months. Still she is not well grown and is week. She is 3.25 KG after 4 months from birth. My wife is worry about the new birth due this reason. Please advise can we go for abortion at this stage....

04. January 2015

Dear Dr. Abou El Fadl, I am writing to ask you for your advice. I have read several of your books and I highly respect your opinion. I would like to know your opinion on the permissibility of abortions in Islam. Last week, I took a pregnancy test because I suspected that I might be pregnant. It turned out to be negative. I took one today and it was positive. So I am guessing that I have only been pregnant for three weeks if not less (I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow to find out)....