A woman who gave birth to a dead fetus in the seventh month of its formation, and the woman was in a state of severe illness to the extent that she could not carry the child, and there was no one
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The questioner : That the woman gave birth to a dead fetus in the seventh month of its formation, and the woman was in a state of severe illness to the extent that she could not carry the child, and there was no one near her to ask to carry the child and bury it. So she returned to her bedchamber and left it. In the morning, she tried to walk to the place where the child was delivered, and she found that the beasts or the dogs had eaten it. And since that woman is now living in anxiety and confusion about her situation, fearing the punishment or fearing the punishment for what happened, she hopes to be guided to what she must do, whether she has a sin in that, and what its expiation is. We hope you will be generous in responding if you are generous with us, and may Allah guide you?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the sanctity of a Muslim who is dead is like his sanctity while he is alive.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And that it is not permissible for her to do such an act, and that what is befitting, indeed obligatory, upon her is that she had kept it with her in the house until she could contact someone in the morning who would perform what is necessary of washing it, shrouding it, praying over it, and burying it. But if the matter is as described now.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then she must repent to Allah and seek forgiveness, and not return to such a thing. And she, or anyone else, must also pray over this child because it has not been prayed over. The correct of the opinions of the scholars is that the prayer over the dead is not restricted by a month or a year, but any dead person over whom no prayer has been performed, it is prayed over whenever that is possible. And on this basis, this child should be prayed over by her or by any Muslim who knows of his condition. Perhaps Allah will facilitate it and we will pray over him, if Allah wills, and that will be good upon good.
The questioner : This message came from one of the noble listeners, who says in this message of his.
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the sanctity of a Muslim who is dead is like his sanctity while he is alive.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And that it is not permissible for her to do such an act, and that what is befitting, indeed obligatory, upon her is that she had kept it with her in the house until she could contact someone in the morning who would perform what is necessary of washing it, shrouding it, praying over it, and burying it. But if the matter is as described now.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then she must repent to Allah and seek forgiveness, and not return to such a thing. And she, or anyone else, must also pray over this child because it has not been prayed over. The correct of the opinions of the scholars is that the prayer over the dead is not restricted by a month or a year, but any dead person over whom no prayer has been performed, it is prayed over whenever that is possible. And on this basis, this child should be prayed over by her or by any Muslim who knows of his condition. Perhaps Allah will facilitate it and we will pray over him, if Allah wills, and that will be good upon good.
The questioner : This message came from one of the noble listeners, who says in this message of his.