The Expiation for Leaving a Child Near the Fire Until He Died
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Question:
Peace be upon you. A woman left her child near the fire to go quickly to some of the elderly in the house, and after she returned, and he was not in a safe place, he had died in this fire. When this fire consists of embers and ash, what is required of her?
Answer:
If she left him near the fire and his body fell into it, she owes an expiation. If she cannot afford it, she must fast for two months, because she was negligent and caused his death. It is obligatory for her to keep the child away from the fire, or to extinguish the fire. As for leaving him near embers and fire, when he has no one to protect him and no one to ask for what he needs, there is no doubt that she owes an expiation.
Peace be upon you. A woman left her child near the fire to go quickly to some of the elderly in the house, and after she returned, and he was not in a safe place, he had died in this fire. When this fire consists of embers and ash, what is required of her?
Answer:
If she left him near the fire and his body fell into it, she owes an expiation. If she cannot afford it, she must fast for two months, because she was negligent and caused his death. It is obligatory for her to keep the child away from the fire, or to extinguish the fire. As for leaving him near embers and fire, when he has no one to protect him and no one to ask for what he needs, there is no doubt that she owes an expiation.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : هو قابض هو باسط هو خافض — islamhouse.com (52:19)
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