If a child leaves the house and dies in an accident, what is required of his support and what is required of his mother?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace. Of course, it is.
The Shaykh : Yes, the questioner reminded us on the line, Honorable Shaykh, that her son, who was two years and three months old, passed away. He went out with some children and a car hit him. Is the mother required to do anything, Shaykh, regarding this negligence or...?
The questioner : The one who hit him is required to pay.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Allah is the one who...
The Shaykh : ...is required to pay an expiation, which is freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. He is also required to pay blood money, which his responsible kin (aqilah) must provide and deliver to the child's heirs. Unless the child threw himself in front of the car in a way that the driver could not stop it. In that case, he owes nothing, if the child was walking in the usual manner.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Those who are reckless, these people are required to provide compensation.
The questioner : May Allah keep you.
The Shaykh : I would like to point out something important on this occasion, which is that some people, when someone hits their son, father, brother, or uncle, are moved by compassion and forgive the one who hit him,
The questioner : hoping for the reward of Allah.
The Shaykh : And this is good, without a doubt.
The questioner : Forgiveness is closer to piety.
The Shaykh : But it is conditional, on the condition that there is reform in this forgiveness.
The questioner : Reform for the offender and reform for others.
The Shaykh : As for if there is no reform, taking the punishment is better.
The questioner : For example, if forgiving this offender leads to people becoming lax and indifferent,
The Shaykh : here we say: do not forgive, take your full right.
The questioner : Because Allah the Exalted conditioned
The Shaykh : the reward, patience, and forgiveness
The questioner : to be for the sake of reform.
The Shaykh : He, Glorious and Exalted, said:
The questioner :[Ash-Shuraa 42:40].
The Shaykh : It is understood from that that one whose forgiveness does not lead to reform has no reward.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, and thank you to the sister questioner. There is a call...
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Yes, the questioner reminded us on the line, Honorable Shaykh, that her son, who was two years and three months old, passed away. He went out with some children and a car hit him. Is the mother required to do anything, Shaykh, regarding this negligence or...?
The questioner : The one who hit him is required to pay.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Allah is the one who...
The Shaykh : ...is required to pay an expiation, which is freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. He is also required to pay blood money, which his responsible kin (aqilah) must provide and deliver to the child's heirs. Unless the child threw himself in front of the car in a way that the driver could not stop it. In that case, he owes nothing, if the child was walking in the usual manner.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Those who are reckless, these people are required to provide compensation.
The questioner : May Allah keep you.
The Shaykh : I would like to point out something important on this occasion, which is that some people, when someone hits their son, father, brother, or uncle, are moved by compassion and forgive the one who hit him,
The questioner : hoping for the reward of Allah.
The Shaykh : And this is good, without a doubt.
The questioner : Forgiveness is closer to piety.
The Shaykh : But it is conditional, on the condition that there is reform in this forgiveness.
The questioner : Reform for the offender and reform for others.
The Shaykh : As for if there is no reform, taking the punishment is better.
The questioner : For example, if forgiving this offender leads to people becoming lax and indifferent,
The Shaykh : here we say: do not forgive, take your full right.
The questioner : Because Allah the Exalted conditioned
The Shaykh : the reward, patience, and forgiveness
The questioner : to be for the sake of reform.
The Shaykh : He, Glorious and Exalted, said:
The questioner :
but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah
فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِThe Shaykh : It is understood from that that one whose forgiveness does not lead to reform has no reward.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, and thank you to the sister questioner. There is a call...
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1922- إذا خرج الولد من البيت وتوفي بحادث ماذا يلزم من دعمه وما يلزم امه؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 — youtube.com
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