Question:

when a baby dies before birth do you have to do the janazah? Can you explain whether the Ruh is in the baby's body in the womb?

Answer:

A baby that is stillborn, that is it is dead when it comes out, will not have a Salat al-Janazah performed for it. If it is alive at the point it comes out and then dies it will be prayed over, (see Rad al-Muhtar, vol.3 pg.129). According to the hadith, the Ruh is placed in the foetus after 120 days from the time of fertilization, and when it will be said the child is fully alive.

Mufti Mohammed Sajjad

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