Expiation for accidental killing in a traffic accident
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Question:
This visitor says that he was involved in a traffic accident, and the court ruled that he was twenty-five percent at fault, and the person with him died. Does he have to fast for two months or free a slave, or what is required of him?
Answer:
If it is established in the court that he is liable for the accident, even by one percent, and this is established before the judge, then the expiation is required of him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This visitor says that he was involved in a traffic accident, and the court ruled that he was twenty-five percent at fault, and the person with him died. Does he have to fast for two months or free a slave, or what is required of him?
Answer:
If it is established in the court that he is liable for the accident, even by one percent, and this is established before the judge, then the expiation is required of him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-103-واجب المسلم تجاه الأفكار والآراء المضللة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:52)
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