Fathwa, - miscarriage

Question:
I recently had a miscarriage (induced labour) at my first scan I found
out that my 16 weeks (4 months) baby had a lot of fluid in its head,
lungs, stomach because of which it would not have survived...I took a
second opinion from a consultant and was told that it had less than
one percent chance of survival and if it did survive in any case it
would have been born with a disability and eventually would have
died..After a very difficult period and a lot of prayers at my second
attempt of hope of a scan the results were still the same and the
fluid had increased..I could not see my child in pain or death at a
later stage so after consulting my husband who is abroad waiting for a
visa we both decided that we couldn't keep it... accepted it as
Allah's will...I want to know was my decision right or wrong? I hope I
have not committed a sin as I only did what I thought was the right
thing to do rather than seeing its death at a later stage...
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Dear Sister,
I am sorry about what you had to go through. May Allah Ta'ala give you
patience and reunite you with your child in paradise.
It is not for me to tell you that what you did was right or wrong.
When a woman decides to end a pregnancy, it is a very personal
decision.
As long as you made istikhara and got some reliable medical advice,
then what can I say? All I have studied is that an abortion is
unlawful once the fetus enters 120 days, or roughly four months.
Given the sensitivity of the situation, please take the matter up with
a reliable local scholar.
May Allah Ta'ala make thing easy for you.