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Is it permissible for my grandmother's sons to perform the sixty-day expiation on her behalf, after she unintentionally caused the death of her infant son, and how can they cooperate in performing this expiation?

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The grandmother's act of killing her son is considered accidental killing. As for fasting on her behalf, there is a difference of opinion among scholars: some have permitted it absolutely, some have forbidden it absolutely, and some have restricted it to vows. Imam An-Nawawi and Ash-Shawkani preferred the permissibility of a guardian fasting on behalf of the deceased absolutely. The most cautious approach is for one family member to fast on her behalf, with the requirement that the one fasting be a single individual due to the necessity of continuous fasting.

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