A woman asks: I had a small child who slept with me, and he was far from me. When I woke up, I found him breathing, and then he died. I have a doubt that I was the cause, perhaps I slept on him.
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The questioner : A woman asks: Your Eminence, a few years ago I had a small child. One night I slept with him, and he was far from me. When I woke up, I found him breathing, so I went to attend to some of my needs. When I returned, I found blood in his mouth, and he died a few minutes later. Now I have a doubt, not a certainty, that perhaps I was the cause, maybe I slept on him at night without realizing it. Is there anything required of me? May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : She owes nothing, because nothing is obligatory upon her until she is certain that she is the one who killed him.
As for now, since it is merely a doubt, this is among the whispers that Satan casts into her heart to make her life difficult. Her conscience is clear of it. Perhaps, or rather certainly, the boy was struck by a decree from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and he perished thereby. This happens often, and Satan casts whispers into the hearts of mothers, saying, "Perhaps I rolled over on him," or "Perhaps I did such and such." We say that the conscience is clear until a person is certain that it is burdened by this action. Yes.
The Shaykh : She owes nothing, because nothing is obligatory upon her until she is certain that she is the one who killed him.
As for now, since it is merely a doubt, this is among the whispers that Satan casts into her heart to make her life difficult. Her conscience is clear of it. Perhaps, or rather certainly, the boy was struck by a decree from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and he perished thereby. This happens often, and Satan casts whispers into the hearts of mothers, saying, "Perhaps I rolled over on him," or "Perhaps I did such and such." We say that the conscience is clear until a person is certain that it is burdened by this action. Yes.