A child was born and miscarried in the sixth month, and he was a fully developed male, but he was not washed and was buried without the funeral prayer being performed over him?

The questioner : A child was born and miscarried in the sixth month, and he was a fully developed male, but he was buried without being washed and without the funeral prayer being performed over him. What is the expiation in such a case? Is it upon the father or upon the mother? May you be rewarded.

The Shaykh : There is no expiation as long as the miscarriage occurred without a cause. However, they must now pray over him. The prayer is valid with one person, even in the home. So, he should perform the funeral prayer over him, unless he knows the place of his burial. If he knows, he should go to the place of burial and pray over the grave, because praying over an absent person is not permissible when it is possible to pray over the grave. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not pray over the woman who used to clean the mosque when she died. They buried her at night and did not inform the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). He said: So they showed him the grave, and he prayed over it.
Accordingly, we say: His father or one of his brothers should go to the place of his grave, if they know it, and perform the funeral prayer over him.

The questioner : Thank you, O honorable Shaykh. May Allah magnify your reward and bless you.