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Am I religiously sinful after the death of a small cat due to a door falling on it, especially since I saw how the door was placed and did not intervene, and I heard it fall but did not rush to check on it? Is this considered intentional killing on my part, or does the sin fall upon my mother and brother?

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There is no sin upon one who unintentionally causes the death of a cat, because intent is a condition for accountability, and a person is not held accountable for mistakes, due to Allah's saying: "And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred, but [only for] what your hearts have intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful," and due to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into."

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