Is expiation by fasting obligatory upon the mother or father in the event of their child's death due to a falling oven after being left alone in the house?
There is no [sin] upon the parents, because the drowning of a child in such circumstances is considered a normal occurrence that happens to people, and it is not considered negligence. And they are forgiven, God willing.
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