Fatwa no. 21207
Q: About thirty years ago, my mother fell into a deep sleep while breastfeeding my one-month old sister who suffocated and died. What should my mother do? May Allah grant you success!
A: If the reality is as you have mentioned, your mother has to offer the Kaffarah (expiation) of involuntary manslaughter as she caused the baby's death. The Kaffarah is to free a believing slave. If she can not afford this, she has to fast for two consecutive months (sixty days).
Chairman: 'Abdul-'Aziz 'Abdullah Al Al-Shaykh
Member: 'Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
Member: Salih Al-Fawzan
[The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta': Group 1: Vol.: 21: pg. 362]
Q: About thirty years ago, my mother fell into a deep sleep while breastfeeding my one-month old sister who suffocated and died. What should my mother do? May Allah grant you success!
A: If the reality is as you have mentioned, your mother has to offer the Kaffarah (expiation) of involuntary manslaughter as she caused the baby's death. The Kaffarah is to free a believing slave. If she can not afford this, she has to fast for two consecutive months (sixty days).
Chairman: 'Abdul-'Aziz 'Abdullah Al Al-Shaykh
Member: 'Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
Member: Salih Al-Fawzan
[The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta': Group 1: Vol.: 21: pg. 362]
Q 1: What is meant by Riddah (apostasy)?
A: Riddah is defined as an act of giving up the Din (religion) of Islam and converting to Kufr (disbelief), it takes place by words, actions, doubts, or abandonment.
Riddah may take the form of spoken words, such as by speaking blasphemy or insulting the Messenger (ﷺ).
It may take the form of actions, such as by prostrating to the Cross or an idol, slaughtering for the sake of the occupants of graves, or mistreating the Mus-haf (Arabic Qur'an).
It may take place by having doubts. A Murtad (apostate) may have doubts about the truthfulness of Islam or the Prophet (ﷺ).
It may take the form of abandonment, such as by forsaking Islam. A Murtad neither learns Islam nor acts according to its teachings.
[The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta': Group 1: Vol. : 22: pg. 231]
A: Riddah is defined as an act of giving up the Din (religion) of Islam and converting to Kufr (disbelief), it takes place by words, actions, doubts, or abandonment.
Riddah may take the form of spoken words, such as by speaking blasphemy or insulting the Messenger (ﷺ).
It may take the form of actions, such as by prostrating to the Cross or an idol, slaughtering for the sake of the occupants of graves, or mistreating the Mus-haf (Arabic Qur'an).
It may take place by having doubts. A Murtad (apostate) may have doubts about the truthfulness of Islam or the Prophet (ﷺ).
It may take the form of abandonment, such as by forsaking Islam. A Murtad neither learns Islam nor acts according to its teachings.
[The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta': Group 1: Vol. : 22: pg. 231]
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,
"Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it were little."
Sahih Al-Bukhari 6464
"Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it were little."
Sahih Al-Bukhari 6464
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Allāh, Exalted be He said in the Clear Qur’ān:
فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَقِيرٌۭ
{“My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.”}¹
Surah al-Qasas, al-āyah 24
Shaykh Muhammad bin Sa’eed Raslān [may Allāh preserve him] said:
‘Some of the people of knowledge have said whomsoever desires to get married let him recite this [supplication] abundantly for Allāh, Blessed and Exalted be He, said thereafter it:’
فَجَآءَتْهُ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا تَمْشِى عَلَى ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍۢ
{Then one of the two women came to him, walking bashfully.}
Surah al-Qasas, al-āyah 25
Translation: Authentic Quotes
¹. Moses left Egypt with no food, money, or even shoes. He was completely worn out by the time he arrived in Midian. After he prayed for help, Allah gave him a wife, a job, and a home on the same day.
فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَقِيرٌۭ
{“My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.”}¹
Surah al-Qasas, al-āyah 24
Shaykh Muhammad bin Sa’eed Raslān [may Allāh preserve him] said:
‘Some of the people of knowledge have said whomsoever desires to get married let him recite this [supplication] abundantly for Allāh, Blessed and Exalted be He, said thereafter it:’
فَجَآءَتْهُ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا تَمْشِى عَلَى ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍۢ
{Then one of the two women came to him, walking bashfully.}
Surah al-Qasas, al-āyah 25
Translation: Authentic Quotes
¹. Moses left Egypt with no food, money, or even shoes. He was completely worn out by the time he arrived in Midian. After he prayed for help, Allah gave him a wife, a job, and a home on the same day.
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“From the very moment of creation, mankind is on a journey. He Is a traveler and is not allowed to halt except when he reaches either Paradise or Hellfire. The wise one among them is the one who knows that traveling is based on hardship and danger. It is usually hard to seek pleasures and relief during it, which are to be acquired after it is completed.
Every footstep and every moan made during this journey will not stop him. It is proven that the traveler is preparing supplies, which will take him to his final end. And if he halts, sleeps, or rests, he is doing so while preparing himself to complete his journey.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 315-316]
“From the very moment of creation, mankind is on a journey. He Is a traveler and is not allowed to halt except when he reaches either Paradise or Hellfire. The wise one among them is the one who knows that traveling is based on hardship and danger. It is usually hard to seek pleasures and relief during it, which are to be acquired after it is completed.
Every footstep and every moan made during this journey will not stop him. It is proven that the traveler is preparing supplies, which will take him to his final end. And if he halts, sleeps, or rests, he is doing so while preparing himself to complete his journey.”
[al-Fawā’id | Pg. 315-316]
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"The Muslim is a stranger amongst the non-Muslims.
The Mu'min (believer) is a stranger amongst the Muslims.
The Muhsin (striving worshipper) is a stranger amongst the Mu'mineen."
- Ibn Al-Qayyim (May Allāh have Mercy Upon him)
The Mu'min (believer) is a stranger amongst the Muslims.
The Muhsin (striving worshipper) is a stranger amongst the Mu'mineen."
- Ibn Al-Qayyim (May Allāh have Mercy Upon him)
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‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb رضي الله عنه said:
“Indeed, you were the most lowly of people, the least of people and the most despised of people, then Allāh honored you with Islām. So whenever we seek to be honoured through other than it, Allāh will bring us humiliation!”
[Az-Zuhd Li Ibn Al-Mubārak: 584]
“Indeed, you were the most lowly of people, the least of people and the most despised of people, then Allāh honored you with Islām. So whenever we seek to be honoured through other than it, Allāh will bring us humiliation!”
[Az-Zuhd Li Ibn Al-Mubārak: 584]
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*Expressing love does not diminish a man's masculinity*
Ibn Ḥajar raḥimahullāh said:
«لا عار على الرجل في إظهار حُبّه لزوجته»
"There is no shame for a man in expressing his love for his wife."
[فتح الباري (415/9)]
Ibn Ḥajar raḥimahullāh said:
«لا عار على الرجل في إظهار حُبّه لزوجته»
"There is no shame for a man in expressing his love for his wife."
[فتح الباري (415/9)]
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: I entered the room of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was lying on his side over a mat. I sat down as he drew up his lower garment and he was not wearing anything else. The mat had left marks on his side. I looked at the Prophet’s cupboard and I saw a handful of barely in a small amount, the same of mimosa leaves in the corner, and a leather bag hanging to the side. My eyes started to tear up, and the Prophet said, “What makes you weep, son of Khattab?” I said, “O Prophet of Allah, why should I not cry that this mat has left marks on your side and I see little in this cupboard? Caesar and Khosrau live among fruits and springs, while you are the Messenger of Allah and His chosen, yet this is your cupboard.” The Prophet said, “O son of Khattab, are you not pleased that they are for us in the Hereafter and for them in the world?” I said, “Of course.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1479
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1479
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