Is the woman who aborted after her son kicked her in the womb considered sinful, or is it a matter of divine decree and destiny?
If the reason for the miscarriage was definitively the son hitting the mother on her stomach, and the mother was able to prevent him and anticipated that his kicking might cause the miscarriage, then she is considered responsible for the abortion. In this case, if the human form had begun to be created in the fetus, then the diyah (blood money—approximately 212 grams of gold) is obligatory, and expiation (kaffarah) is also obligatory according to some scholars.
The sign that the fetus miscarried due to the beating is that the miscarriage occurs immediately after the beating, or that the pain resulting from the beating persists until the fetus miscarries. However, if the fetus miscarried after a period of time following the beating and no pain occurred, then it cannot be definitively stated that the miscarriage was due to it, and neither diyah nor kaffarah is obligatory.
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