Is there an expiation for the mother if her child falls into a well and dies?
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Question:
Sa'd from Abha. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace and mercy. Peace and mercy. Shaykh Salih, may Allah preserve you. About thirty years ago, around the time of the midday prayer, the mother was carrying a young boy and a young girl. The boy was six years old and the girl was five. The boy went out and fell into a well and died. Does anything befall the mother?
Answer:
Yes, if she was negligent and the child was too young to know better, and she neglected him until he went out and fell, and the well was nearby, then she is negligent and she owes an expiation of fasting two consecutive months. But if she was not negligent, and the door was closed or latched, and the child is the one who opened the door and went to the well, then she owes nothing; because she was not at fault. Yes.
Sa'd from Abha. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace and mercy. Peace and mercy. Shaykh Salih, may Allah preserve you. About thirty years ago, around the time of the midday prayer, the mother was carrying a young boy and a young girl. The boy was six years old and the girl was five. The boy went out and fell into a well and died. Does anything befall the mother?
Answer:
Yes, if she was negligent and the child was too young to know better, and she neglected him until he went out and fell, and the well was nearby, then she is negligent and she owes an expiation of fasting two consecutive months. But if she was not negligent, and the door was closed or latched, and the child is the one who opened the door and went to the well, then she owes nothing; because she was not at fault. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2350 - هل على الأم كفارة إذا سقط طفلها في بئر فمات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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