The ruling on fasting for accidental killing in the presence of a treaty
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Question:
The questioner says: A man killed another man by accident, and the insurance company paid the compensation to the deceased's family. It is known that the deceased was not a Muslim, but there is a treaty between us and them. Does he have to fast?
Answer:
Yes, if there is a treaty between us and them, he has to fast,[An-Nisa 4:92]. This is clear in the Qur'an: he owes an expiation and he also owes the blood money. However, the blood money is not on him; it is not on the one who killed by accident. The blood money is not on the one who killed by accident, but rather on his 'aqlah (the group of male relatives), on the 'aqilah, meaning the 'asabah (residuary male heirs) of the person are the ones who bear it.
The questioner says: A man killed another man by accident, and the insurance company paid the compensation to the deceased's family. It is known that the deceased was not a Muslim, but there is a treaty between us and them. Does he have to fast?
Answer:
Yes, if there is a treaty between us and them, he has to fast,
and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively
وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ فَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ وَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رجل قتل رجلاً خطأ، وقام التأمين بدفع التعويض لأهل الميت علمًا أن الميت ليس مسلمًا ولكن قوم... — youtube.com
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