What is the ruling on one who had two daughters in his car and did not know about them, so they fell out and one of them died?
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The questioner : ... I was in my car and I had two daughters with me, they were behind me in the car and I did not see them... They got stuck in the car, one was seven years old and the other was three years old... and I did not see them... I reversed, and the little one fell out and died... What is upon me?
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to compensate you and to magnify your reward and the reward of her mother. You must fast two consecutive months, unless you find a slave to free, in which case there is no harm; that is sufficient. If you have money that enables you to free a slave, that is the obligatory thing. If you do not have it, then you must fast two consecutive months.
The questioner : About this?
The Shaykh : About this, may Allah bless you, be careful in the matter if you have children.
The questioner : I did not think about them.
The Shaykh : The one who is gone is gone by divine decree and destiny, but in the future, if you have children, be very careful.
The questioner : But is the fasting necessary?
The Shaykh : Who killed her?
The questioner : The Lord of the Worlds.
The Shaykh : No, the Lord of the Worlds kills everyone (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He causes everyone to die, He gives life and causes death, but but my intention is that if she had died when she fell, we would say: you owe nothing, because this happened by her own action and you owe nothing, but you ran over her.
The questioner : No, ... the car.
The Shaykh : What is that?
The questioner : It hit her... it did not hit her, meaning it ran over her... ... she fell.
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : ... the bumper hit her or I do not know what hit her...
The Shaykh : But there was a thud in the bumper or I do not know how?
The Shaykh : So you did not confirm that you ran over her?
The questioner : No, the car did not...
The Shaykh : You did not confirm that you ran over her?
The questioner : No...
The Shaykh : Look, if this was by her own action, then you owe nothing.
The questioner : ... the tires?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : No...
The Shaykh : Or for example... when I went back... I hit her.
The questioner : ... but we did not find a mark on her, it appears she was running and she hit the car... she did not understand the front of it, or the car hit the front of her, but from the front and she fell.
The Shaykh : Yes, in this case you owe nothing, but nevertheless I advise you to be cautious.
The questioner : But this is like... the tires... and we took her to the hospital and we did not find... anything.
The Shaykh : That is it, the important thing now is that you owe nothing, now you owe nothing, but may Allah bless you, be careful in the future if you have your children or other people's children, do not move until you have an adult who is aware.
The questioner : But this is like, meaning nothing happens to me... the tires.
The Shaykh : ... the tires or that when you moved the car you hit her.
The questioner : I did not see what was behind me.
The Shaykh : As long as there is doubt in the matter, you owe nothing.
The questioner : There is doubt.
The Shaykh : You owe nothing.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to compensate you and to magnify your reward and the reward of her mother. You must fast two consecutive months, unless you find a slave to free, in which case there is no harm; that is sufficient. If you have money that enables you to free a slave, that is the obligatory thing. If you do not have it, then you must fast two consecutive months.
The questioner : About this?
The Shaykh : About this, may Allah bless you, be careful in the matter if you have children.
The questioner : I did not think about them.
The Shaykh : The one who is gone is gone by divine decree and destiny, but in the future, if you have children, be very careful.
The questioner : But is the fasting necessary?
The Shaykh : Who killed her?
The questioner : The Lord of the Worlds.
The Shaykh : No, the Lord of the Worlds kills everyone (Glorified and Exalted is He), and He causes everyone to die, He gives life and causes death, but
But you did not kill them, rather Allah killed them
فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْThe questioner : No, ... the car.
The Shaykh : What is that?
The questioner : It hit her... it did not hit her, meaning it ran over her... ... she fell.
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : ... the bumper hit her or I do not know what hit her...
The Shaykh : But there was a thud in the bumper or I do not know how?
The Shaykh : So you did not confirm that you ran over her?
The questioner : No, the car did not...
The Shaykh : You did not confirm that you ran over her?
The questioner : No...
The Shaykh : Look, if this was by her own action, then you owe nothing.
The questioner : ... the tires?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : No...
The Shaykh : Or for example... when I went back... I hit her.
The questioner : ... but we did not find a mark on her, it appears she was running and she hit the car... she did not understand the front of it, or the car hit the front of her, but from the front and she fell.
The Shaykh : Yes, in this case you owe nothing, but nevertheless I advise you to be cautious.
The questioner : But this is like... the tires... and we took her to the hospital and we did not find... anything.
The Shaykh : That is it, the important thing now is that you owe nothing, now you owe nothing, but may Allah bless you, be careful in the future if you have your children or other people's children, do not move until you have an adult who is aware.
The questioner : But this is like, meaning nothing happens to me... the tires.
The Shaykh : ... the tires or that when you moved the car you hit her.
The questioner : I did not see what was behind me.
The Shaykh : As long as there is doubt in the matter, you owe nothing.
The questioner : There is doubt.
The Shaykh : You owe nothing.