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30 / 06 / 2026
Fasting for One Who Has Killed Her Fetus
I have a friend who has to perform a expiation for killing a soul for her fetus, which is fasting for two consecutive months. It is said that if she breaks her fast for a day without a legitimate excuse, she must start her fasting from the beginning. She is an elderly woman over fifty years old and suffers from high blood pressure, and with the heat, her consecutive fasting is difficult. What is the ruling for her?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The killing of the fetus does not require expiation, but rather a blood money must be paid to the heirs of the fetus, which is equivalent to 50 grams of gold, and God knows best.
