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Is it permissible to abort a fetus in its second month, especially with the wife's refusal to raise it, and is the husband held responsible if the wife aborts the fetus?

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Abortion is Islamically forbidden, and this includes abortion before the insufflation of the soul into the fetus, because it is considered destruction of offspring, which Allah has deemed corruption on Earth. Allah Almighty says: "And when he turns away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and animals. And Allah does not like corruption." Therefore, it is forbidden for the wife to abort the fetus, and it is forbidden for the husband to consent to it. If she aborts without his knowledge and permission, there is no sin upon him. Likewise, it is forbidden for the wife to establish an emotional relationship with her ex-husband, and it is forbidden for him to corrupt her against her husband.

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