She left her child in a water basin and he drowned and died; is she required to pay an expiation?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks, saying that she was playing with her small child and left him behind, and he drowned in a pot of water. Is she required to pay an expiation for his death?
Answer:
If she was negligent with him, then she is required to pay an expiation because she was the cause of his death by not guarding him and keeping him away from danger. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks, saying that she was playing with her small child and left him behind, and he drowned in a pot of water. Is she required to pay an expiation for his death?
Answer:
If she was negligent with him, then she is required to pay an expiation because she was the cause of his death by not guarding him and keeping him away from danger. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2365 -2802] تركت طفلها في حوض الماء فمات غرقا، هل عليها كفارة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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