The Expiation of a Woman Who Fell on Her Child and He Died, and the Fasting of Grandchildren on Her Behalf
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A woman fell on her child while sleeping, and the child died, and she did not perform the expiation. This woman passed away eighty years ago, and her children are asking if she owes anything? They do not know if it was due to her negligence or not. If she owes an expiation of fasting,
The Shaykh:
They say she fell on him. They say she fell on him. If she fell on him and he died as a result, she owes the expiation. If they want to be dutiful to her and clear her obligation, they fast two consecutive months on her behalf. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. He says: If she owes an expiation of fasting, do the grandchildren fast, considering the advanced age of her children?
The Shaykh:
Whoever fasts, even if they are not her relatives, fasts. One fasts for whoever wants to benefit her and clear her obligation, even if they are not her relatives, as long as they are Muslims. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A woman fell on her child while sleeping, and the child died, and she did not perform the expiation. This woman passed away eighty years ago, and her children are asking if she owes anything? They do not know if it was due to her negligence or not. If she owes an expiation of fasting,
The Shaykh:
They say she fell on him. They say she fell on him. If she fell on him and he died as a result, she owes the expiation. If they want to be dutiful to her and clear her obligation, they fast two consecutive months on her behalf. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. He says: If she owes an expiation of fasting, do the grandchildren fast, considering the advanced age of her children?
The Shaykh:
Whoever fasts, even if they are not her relatives, fasts. One fasts for whoever wants to benefit her and clear her obligation, even if they are not her relatives, as long as they are Muslims. Yes.
Source
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