Completion of ‘idda by miscarriage and the stages of the fetus

Question

Question: (1) Has the ‘idda been completed by the miscarriage or not? (2) If the ‘idda has not been completed, does the husband have the right of taking back (raj‘a) without the wife’s consent or not? (3) Regarding the formation of pregnancy, the opinion of doctors is that in the first month there is such a state; in the second month the length of the fetus is about 4 inches, the weight one gram, and marks of the head, eyes, ears, hands and feet and separate marks of the ends of the spine appear; in the third…

Answer

(1) If some of the form of the miscarried fetus had become visible — which usually becomes visible by four months — then the ‘idda has been completed: [ar]ظهر بعض خلقه كيد أو رجل أو إصبع أو ظهر أو شعر، ولا يستبين خلقه إلا بعد مائة وعشرين يوما، ولد حكما، فتصير المرأة به نفساء وتنقضي به العدة، فإن لم يظهر له شيء فليس بشيء[/ar] “If some of its form has appeared, such as a hand, a…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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