A woman who was harsh with the fetus and did not inform anyone of her delivery until it died: what is required of her?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A woman reached the time of her delivery. Yes. She says: A woman reached the time of her delivery. Yes. And she did not inform anyone out of shyness and modesty. And she was harsh with herself until the fetus died. And you have issued a ruling in a lesson on Saturday that she must fast two consecutive months. The woman is now eighty years old. She is weak and has a chest illness. So is it obligatory for her relatives to fast on her behalf, or not?
The Shaykh:
I said that if she was harsh with it intending to kill it, then this is intentional killing, and there is no expiation for it. But if she did not intend to kill it, but it died because of the harshness, and she did not intend this, then this is accidental killing, and the expiation is upon her. If she is unable, then it remains in her debt, and her matter is left to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
If she dies and is unable to fast, and she dies, then one of her relatives may fast on her behalf if he wishes to clear her debt after her death. So he may fast on her behalf in her stead. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A woman reached the time of her delivery. Yes. She says: A woman reached the time of her delivery. Yes. And she did not inform anyone out of shyness and modesty. And she was harsh with herself until the fetus died. And you have issued a ruling in a lesson on Saturday that she must fast two consecutive months. The woman is now eighty years old. She is weak and has a chest illness. So is it obligatory for her relatives to fast on her behalf, or not?
The Shaykh:
I said that if she was harsh with it intending to kill it, then this is intentional killing, and there is no expiation for it. But if she did not intend to kill it, but it died because of the harshness, and she did not intend this, then this is accidental killing, and the expiation is upon her. If she is unable, then it remains in her debt, and her matter is left to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
If she dies and is unable to fast, and she dies, then one of her relatives may fast on her behalf if he wishes to clear her debt after her death. So he may fast on her behalf in her stead. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [543- 4717] امرأة تحاملت على الجنين ولم تخبر أحد بولادتها حتى مات فما يلزمها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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