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Is IUD considered as abortion?

· 29 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

The copper coil/IUD works mainly by killing sperm, preventing an egg being fertilized. But there is a chance of fertilization occurring, in which case the IUD also works by expelling this fertilized egg from the womb so it cannot implant and therefore pregnancy cannot occur. The women in most cases will not know if fertilization has occurred.

If there is a chance of this happening, even though it is a very small chance, is this considered abortion and therefore is the IUD haram?

Answer

Anyway of terminating pregnancy is not liked. When the fetus is growing then it is haraam, and it is reprehensible and disliked even before that.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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