Does the physician bear a sin, or does the shortcoming fall upon the parents for the death of the infant whom the physician was unable to examine thoroughly due to lack of resources and electricity outage, and the physician's emphasis to the parents on the necessity of taking him to the hospital?
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The physician is not bound by anything—neither expiation nor blood money—as long as he did not cause the child’s death or directly commit it.
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