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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Father Killing His Son

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Question:
From the perspective of the available routes, from the perspective of the available routes, I mean, from Ibn Abbas, via Umm al-Qafa, from Umar, yes. If Imam Malik distinguishes between when a father kills his son in a manner that implies premeditation, such as if he seized him and laid him down, and when he kills him as a form of discipline.

Answer:
What is known among the scholars is that it is a major sin, whether he killed him in this way or that way, yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تابع أحاديث في الجنايات — islamhouse.com (4:04)

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