The ruling on the fasting of a woman who refused to breastfeed two children who then died
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The questioner : A woman from the Bedouin in a previous era gave birth to two children who had a slight defect in their noses, known as cleft lip. The women who attended her delivery frightened her by saying she had given birth to something other than a human being. Other than a human being? Other than a human being. So she refused to breastfeed them for three days, and then they passed away. It is known that she repented and confessed her sin, and she fasted a full month for this. Is her fast valid? And what is obligatory upon her? It is known that she is advanced in age.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for her to fast two months for each soul. Because she was able to save these two from death, but she did not do so. And these two children could not do what would save their lives because they were children. So she intentionally left the obligatory act, which is breastfeeding these two children, until they perished. So she must fast two consecutive months for each child. As for the blood money, it is between her and the heirs of these two children if they pardon her; otherwise, it becomes obligatory upon her 'aqilah (clan). That is, it is obligatory upon her 'aqilah. The blood money belongs to the heirs of these two children. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for her to fast two months for each soul. Because she was able to save these two from death, but she did not do so. And these two children could not do what would save their lives because they were children. So she intentionally left the obligatory act, which is breastfeeding these two children, until they perished. So she must fast two consecutive months for each child. As for the blood money, it is between her and the heirs of these two children if they pardon her; otherwise, it becomes obligatory upon her 'aqilah (clan). That is, it is obligatory upon her 'aqilah. The blood money belongs to the heirs of these two children. Yes.
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اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1412هـ - 1 — binothaimeen.net (52:13)
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