Bleeding after a miscarriage
Question
A lady is pregnant but at her scan at 14 weeks she finds out that the baby had died at 9 weeks and 1 day. Hence she is given a pill and miscarriage is initiated. The baby had buds as arms and legs. They are visible in the ultrasound. The baby had visible buds of arms and legs. What is the ruling regarding nifaas?
Answer
If some of the limbs and body features were formed then the bleeding that follows will be treated as nifaas.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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