A/A dear brother when we have a miscarried fetus/ Aborted Child, have we to offer Funeral Prayer for it? jazakala
Answer:
The majority of jurists are in agreement on this point. A miscarried fetus, less than four months old, may not be washed, nor may a funeral prayer be offered for it. It should be wrapped in a piece of cloth and buried.On the other hand, if a miscarried fetus is four months old or older, and the existence of life in it is established, then there is a consensus that it should be washed and a funeral prayer offered for it. But if its life is not established by its movements or other evidence, then according to Malik, Al-Awza'i, AlHasan, and the Hanafi school, funeral prayer may not be offered for it. And Allah alone knows the best.
