Is there an expiation for a mother if her child dies beside her?
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Question:
Abu Muhammad from al-Taif, please, Abu Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I have one question. Please go ahead. They called her and she slept with him. And the boy started to pass away, is there anything on you?
Answer:
If she was negligent, such that she placed a cover over him and he suffocated and died, if she was negligent and caused the child's death, then the expiation is upon her: fasting two consecutive months, and the blood money is upon her if it is demanded from her. But if she was not negligent, meaning he was simply sleeping beside her and she did not cause his death, she did not put the breast in his mouth and sleep leaving it in his mouth, and she did not cover him with a cover that suffocates him, then there is nothing upon her; this is divine decree and destiny. Yes.
Abu Muhammad from al-Taif, please, Abu Muhammad. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I have one question. Please go ahead. They called her and she slept with him. And the boy started to pass away, is there anything on you?
Answer:
If she was negligent, such that she placed a cover over him and he suffocated and died, if she was negligent and caused the child's death, then the expiation is upon her: fasting two consecutive months, and the blood money is upon her if it is demanded from her. But if she was not negligent, meaning he was simply sleeping beside her and she did not cause his death, she did not put the breast in his mouth and sleep leaving it in his mouth, and she did not cover him with a cover that suffocates him, then there is nothing upon her; this is divine decree and destiny. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2390 - هل على الأم كفارة إذا مات طفلها بجوارها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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