The ruling on the exoneration of a woman whose child died in the desert

Question:
This sister, Dhikra, says in her question: Honorable Shaykh Salih, may Allah keep you safe. My question is that many years ago, a woman was in the desert with her three children in a hammock on a camel. The woman left her three children and went on foot to bring back their youngest daughter. While she was bringing the daughter, the three children had fallen asleep, and one of them had died in the hammock. She did not know whether the cause was their remaining there or something else. We want to know if there is anything on that woman, since she has passed away, and we want to clear her conscience if there is anything on her, O Shaykh.

Answer:
The default in this case is the exoneration of her conscience. If the cause of the child’s death is not established, and it is not established that her separation from them caused it, then the default is that her conscience is clear. If it is established that she separated them and that the child’s death was caused by her, even if she did not intend it, then the expiation is upon her, which is freeing a believing slave. If freeing a slave is not possible, then two consecutive months of fasting are required. This is not obligatory upon her guardians; rather, it is a matter of clearing her conscience and doing good to her. Yes.