Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Some use the cutoff of 20 weeks of gestation, after which fetal death is known as a stillbirth. The most common symptom of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding with or without pain.

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Miscarriage . Paradise . Infant

If a mother has a miscarriage at 9 weeks and the doctor indicates the fetus stopped developing at 6 weeks, will the child in this case attain Paradise?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 week ago

Every dead child from Muslim parents will attain Paradise as mentioned in our Hadeeth that Muslim dead children will be looked after by Saravnearvthe Paradise, then every child will be invited to enter Paradise, but will say: I wait for my parents to enter Paradise.

Wassalam.

Miscarriage . Paradise . Infant

If a mother has a miscarriage at 9 weeks and the doctor indicates the fetus stopped developing at 6 weeks, will the child in this case attain Paradise?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 week ago

Bismihi ta'āla

There are numerous narrations that speak about a miscarried child and how our Prophet (s.a.w.) will boast about his ummah, even a miscarried fetus. Narrations mention the baby will intercede at the door of Heaven for its parents, and so on.

Please read this book: Soothing the Heart of the Bereaved, by Shahid al-Thani

And Allah knows best

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Paradise . Soul . Heaven . Death . Miscarriage

Will embryos that perish early in the womb exist in Paradise, or are they merely flesh since they haven't developed a soul yet? At what stage, such as a few days or a week into pregnancy, will they be considered alive in Heaven?

Every embryo of a Muslim parents perish in womb, will be in Paradise waiting for his parents. This is according to narrations from the Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Wassalam.

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Mother . Pregnancy . Infant . Miscarriage

What is Islam's stance on children who pass away in the womb during early pregnancy before 12 weeks or as a fully formed baby? Could you provide insights on this issue from a Shia perspective, including relevant references?

Children who pass away in the womb must be dealt with according to Islamic rules depending on the age of the embryo. If the embryo was less than four months of pregnancy, then there is no Ghusl, nor Kafan, nor Namaz Mayyit, but just to be put in piece of cloth and to be buried. If the age of the embryo is four months or more then it must given ritual washing (Ghusl) then Kafan, then to be buried with out Namaz Mayyit.

These are the rituals , but on the hereafter, children of Muslims will be looked after by Sara, wife of Prophet Ibrahim (AS). They will be invited to enter Paradise, they will reply: I enter Paradise with my parents.

Wassalam.

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Miscarriage . Pregnancy . Foetus . Human . Parents

If a miscarriage happens very early in the pregnancy, such as at the first month, is the foetus already considered a human being? Will the parents be reunited with it? If not, at what stage of the pregnancy would this be correct?

Yes, the foetus is a human being in the early stages. Parents will be reunited with their miscarriaged children in the Paradise.

'Wassalam.

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Mother . Inheritance . Father . Miscarriage

Can a mother whose child has been miscarried receive inheritance from the father?

Wife's right in inheritance from her husband is definite whether she miscarried or not.

'Her share is one quarter of his wealth if he has no children from her or other wife, or one eighth if he has any child from her or any other wife.

Wassalam.

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Burial . Miscarriage

Is it allowed to bury a dead fetus of less than 2 months in the home garden or does it need to be buried in a graveyard?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 5 years ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. It is fine to bury them in your home garden, but they should be buried in such a way that animals cannot dig them up to eat them.

May you always be successful

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Du'a (Supplication) . Miscarriage

I have had two consecutive miscarriages and I am trying hard to deal with the trauma without questioning my faith. What Dua's can I recite during these trying times? Are there any Dua's to prevent miscarriages?

Bismillah

Thank you for your question and sorry for your loss. In our traditions it is reported that a miscarried child will refuse to enter heaven without its parents. The imagery that the Arabic word for refuses uses, is the same refusal that children have to sometimes the simplest of issues, where they will not budge until the grown up has to bow to their will. As such the loss of children at the stage of miscarriage is a gain for both them and you, and you will be reunited with them at the gates of heaven.

There are no specific narrated dua to prevent miscarriages that I know of, so recite the duas that you identify with and those which express your feelings. Seek closeness to Allah through understanding these tests as He only tests a person for their own improvement.

May you always be successful and may He provide you with plentiful offspring.