Miscarriage during the eighth month after lifting a heavy object

Q: Your Eminence, what is the ruling on the following problems that have happened to my mother around 30 years ago?1. When she was pregnant in her eighth month, she carried a heavy load and the next day she had a miscarriage. 2. She got pregnant again and in the eighth month had a disease in her throat. The doctor gave her a gargle and warned her against swallowing it, but she did not care and swallowed it. Accordingly, she felt that the fetus was moving unnaturally in her womb and the next day she miscarried.3. In the fifth month of her third pregnancy, she carried a heavy load after which she miscarried.4. She did not know that she got pregnant for the fourth time, and a doctor gave her syrup for breathing difficulties (Part No. 21; Page No. 465) that resulted in another miscarriage.Please, advise. May Allah reward you!

A: Your mother must offer the Kaffarah (expiation) assigned to involuntary manslaughter for the first, second and third miscarriages. Kaffarah is freeing one believing slave for every pregnancy that she was the reason behind its termination. If there are no slaves available, she must fast two consecutive months for every pregnancy she ended. However, there is nothing on her regarding the fourth time because the fetus was not formed yet and the spirit was not breathed into it. There is no harm on her to fast two months consecutively, then, take a rest and resume fasting the second two and so on.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.