Ruling
      on extracting the foetus from a dead woman
Question

                If a
      woman dies when she is pregnant, and the doctors state that the foetus in
      her womb is still alive, is it permissible to perform surgery on her to
      remove the foetus?
Praise be to Allah.If
      the woman has died and there is a foetus in her womb, it is most likely
      that he has died too. If he is still alive, he will not live for more thana few moments. But if we assume that this case (described in the
      question) is true, and it is possible to save the child’s life by
      opening the mother’s abdomen, then the Hanbalis have stated that it is
      OK to do this, if there is the certainty that the child can be brought
      forth alive from his mother’s womb. They said: her abdomen should be cut
      open and the child brought out alive, then her abdomen should be stitched
      up, then she should be buried. And Allaah knows best.