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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman who gave birth, did not inform anyone, and exerted herself until the fetus died: is she required to pay an expiation?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman gave birth and did not inform any of the women out of shyness, so she exerted herself, and the fetus died as a result of her exertion. Is she required to pay an expiation for an oath?

Answer:
If it is confirmed that the fetus died because of her exertion, then she is required to pay an expiation. The expiation for killing is not an expiation for an oath. It is the expiation for accidental killing, which is fasting for two consecutive months.
If she is able to free a slave, she frees one. If she is not able, then she fasts for two consecutive months, as in the noble verse. Yes, and I fear that in this question this woman asked about, if she exerted herself with the intention of killing it, then this is intentional killing. If a slave is killed, and there is no expiation for a slave, there is only repentance to Allah the Exalted. But if she did not intend to kill it, then this is accidental killing, and the expiation you heard applies. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [451 /1350] امرأة حضرتها الولادة، ولم تخبر أحدا، فتحاملت على نفسها فتوفي الجنين فهل يلزمها كفارة؟ — youtube.com

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