Leaving the baby beside a fire and it suffocated


A: If the baby died because of the smoke of the fire you lit, as he was in the same place of the fire, you have to pay Kaffarah (expiation), as you are responsible for his death. Kaffarah in this case is emancipating a believing slave. If you cannot do so, you have to observe Sawm (fasting) for two consecutive months. As for the common belief that lighting a fire harms the baby, this belief is groundless.


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