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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a mother’s liability for her child being burned by hot water

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Question:
He says, may Allah preserve you: There is a woman who lives in a small room. She was boiling water to clean some items, then she left the room to fetch something. She heard one of the children screaming, and it turned out that one of the children had thrown his brother into the hot water, so his hand was burned. He was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery, but he died. She asks: Is she negligent and does she owe an expiation? Or what should she do? This woman lives in a small room. She was boiling water to clean her children’s clothes, then she left the room to fetch something. She heard one of the children screaming, because the child’s sister pushed this child into the pot, so his hand fell into the hot water.

Answer:
No, these are ordinary matters; she owes nothing, if Allah wills. These are ordinary matters; she owes nothing. These are ordinary matters in which there is no way to avoid them, and she did not do it intentionally. She owes nothing, if Allah wills. May Allah heal her affliction and grant her reward. Yes, yes. This is a capacity. The benefit. Everyone has their seeds in their shops.
Source التعليق على كتاب زاد المعاد، بداية من فصل : وفى سجود كعب حين سمع صوت المبشِّر : من قوله : فإن قيل : هذا يدفعُه أمران — islamhouse.com (25:49)

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