{"_id":"68518803693008ba4491a06e","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Do childbirth \\\"wash\\\" someone's sins away?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does child birth “wash sins”? Someone said this to me recently. My understanding was that giving birth can be an expiation of sins, but it would not automatically guarantee that one's sins were \\\"washed\\\" away like a new shahadah. \\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Absolutely. Minor sins are washed by child birth, automatically. The Prophet stated, \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“No weariness, illness, sorrow, sadness, harm, or distress befalls a Muslim, even as minor as a prick from a thorn, without Allah expiating some of his sins for it.\\\" \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5641\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"[Bukhari]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a7b","tag":"Worship: Sins","count":100},{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c232765","tag":"Women: Children and Childbirth","count":50}],"createdOn":"2025-06-17T15:21:39.264Z"}