The ruling on killing a child accidentally through breastfeeding
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, my mother, a long time ago, did not have a wet nurse and had no milk. So she put milk and fat in a cup, and the child drank it, choked, and died. Is there anything required of my mother?
Answer:
Yes, if it is as mentioned in the question that she gave him milk and fat and he died as a result, then she has killed him accidentally. She killed him accidentally. So the blood money and the expiation are required of her, and the expiation is fasting two consecutive months.
The questioner says: Shaykh, my mother, a long time ago, did not have a wet nurse and had no milk. So she put milk and fat in a cup, and the child drank it, choked, and died. Is there anything required of my mother?
Answer:
Yes, if it is as mentioned in the question that she gave him milk and fat and he died as a result, then she has killed him accidentally. She killed him accidentally. So the blood money and the expiation are required of her, and the expiation is fasting two consecutive months.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (3:14)
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