Is there an expiation for one who kills his child?
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The questioner : Is there an expiation for him, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, he owes nothing.
The questioner : What if he was negligent? For example, if a person caused the death of his son through negligence?
The Shaykh : As the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 14:155 This is if he killed him intentionally.
The questioner : No, by mistake. Did he kill him by mistake?
The Shaykh : It is even more so.
The questioner : But is there an expiation for him?
The Shaykh : All the more so.
The questioner : But is there an expiation for him?
The Shaykh : All the more so that he should not be held liable as others are held liable.
The Shaykh : No, he owes nothing.
The questioner : What if he was negligent? For example, if a person caused the death of his son through negligence?
The Shaykh : As the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A parent is not executed for the death of his child
لا يقاد والد بولدهThe questioner : No, by mistake. Did he kill him by mistake?
The Shaykh : It is even more so.
The questioner : But is there an expiation for him?
The Shaykh : All the more so.
The questioner : But is there an expiation for him?
The Shaykh : All the more so that he should not be held liable as others are held liable.