What is the punishment for one who kills his child?
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The questioner : If the parent killed [the child], what is upon him other than qisas?
The Shaykh : If the parent killed [the child]?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : His child?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is upon him other than what?
The questioner : Qisas, meaning he is not subjected to qisas in this case; he is not killed for it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So what punishment is upon him?
The Shaykh : Meaning, by what is he punished?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This falls under the category of ta'zir, which is left to the ruler.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He is killed; he is not killed.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Like any criminal who does not have a specified hudud punishment.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is left to the opinion of the judge.
The Shaykh : If the parent killed [the child]?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : His child?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is upon him other than what?
The questioner : Qisas, meaning he is not subjected to qisas in this case; he is not killed for it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So what punishment is upon him?
The Shaykh : Meaning, by what is he punished?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This falls under the category of ta'zir, which is left to the ruler.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He is killed; he is not killed.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Like any criminal who does not have a specified hudud punishment.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is left to the opinion of the judge.
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