A woman fell asleep on her daughter and she died; what is required of her?

The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : I say, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, my long life, my cousin’s daughter had twins, may Allah preserve you, and unconsciously she fell on one of the babies and he died.

The Shaykh : She, if you please, was on top of him.

The questioner : How much?

The Shaykh : Did she fall on him?

The questioner : Yes, I mean, she didn’t feel it until her mother came and woke her up and said to her, “O so-and-so, get up from the girl.” When they saw the girl, she was dead, my long life, probably about an hour or forty-five minutes.

The Shaykh : But did she die because of the mother’s action, or during the birth? Did she die because the mother

The questioner : was, my long life, next to her.

The Shaykh : or during the birth.

The questioner : No, no, my long life, her mother was sleeping and rolled over on her, my long life, and the girl died, probably about an hour or forty-five minutes after her mother rolled over on her.

The Shaykh : She owes, may Allah bless you, she owes two things.

The questioner : She owes fasting.

The Shaykh : The two things, the first is fasting.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : I mean, if she is able, she should fear Allah; if she is not able, she fasts two consecutive months.

The questioner : Two consecutive months.

The Shaykh : And the second thing is the blood money, which is on her ‘aqilah (clan) for the father of the child.

The questioner : Yes, that is what I mean, my long life.

The Shaykh : If you please, may Allah reward you with good.