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3199. It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said: "We asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about the
fetus. He said: 'Eat it if you wish, for it is considered legally slaughtered with the slaughtering of its mother.'" (Sahih)
Abu Abdullāh said: I heard Al-Kawsaj Ishāq bin Mansur saying, concerning their saying: 'No Modhimmah (claim/blame) is determined by the slaughter (of the mother). He (Kawsaj) said: 'Madhimmah spelled with Kasr (i) is from Dhimām, meaning a claim (right); while Madhammah spelled with Fath (a) is from Dhamm, meaning blame.'" (Sahih)
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Some scholars are of the opinion that the fetus should be slaughtered just like its mother is slaughtered. But this opinion does not appeal to wisdom, because if the fetus were alive, then it is slaughtered undoubtedly. The doubt arises only when it dies when its mother is slaughtered. So, the Prophet ﷺ was asked about that situation and he permitted to eat it.
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
