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She
was unaware of her young child and this caused the child to
"kill herself"
Question:
A woman had a two year old daughter. She sat with her at a
gathering which had containers of coffee and tea. The child
began to play and the mother was looking in a different direction
from the child in order to wash the cups. Then, all of a sudden,
the little girl got to the coffee thermos, held it and spilled
the cover over herself. The coffee was very hot. When it spilled
over the little girl, some of the coffee got to her internal
organs. After twenty four hours, the small girl died. The
woman asks: Is here any expiation upon her? What is the expiation?
Response:
The questioner knows best the complete circumstances and events
leading up to this incident. If she feels without a doubt
that she was negligent in leaving the baby until what happened,
the mother is then the cause of that act and she must make
the expiation. The expiation is to free a slave. If she is
not able to, she must fast for two months consecutively.
And
with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.
The
Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa
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