Islam Question and Answer - When should we offer the funeral prayer for the miscarried foetus?

Wed 12/7/1434 - 22/5/2013

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When should we offer the funeral prayer for the miscarried foetus?

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What should we do with the foetus when it is miscarried? Should we offer the funeral prayer for it and wash it, and should we give it a name, or leave it without a name? Please advise us.

From Ahkaam al-Jineen fi’l-Fiqh al-Islami by ‘Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem Ghaanim