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Advising a friend who is a poor driver to drive a car, resulting in his death in an accident: Is he sinful for his advice?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is an anonymous sender; he did not mention his name or use a code. He says: A man is not a good driver and has many car accidents. His father forbade him from driving. One of his friends advised him to drive once, so he had a collision accident and died. The deceased’s family disliked the friend and thought ill of him. What is the ruling on his action? Does he bear any sin or not? And what do you advise him? May Allah reward you. He says: There is a man who is not a good driver and has many accidents with his car, so his father forbade him from driving, but a friend of his advised him to drive once, so he had a collision accident and died. The deceased’s family disliked the one who gave the advice and thought ill of him. What is the ruling on his action? Does he bear any sin or not? And what do you advise him?

Answer:
Yes, he bears sin for advising this person to drive when he is not a good driver, and knowing that his father had forbidden him from doing so. He sins in two ways: first, he encouraged him to expose himself to danger, which is a lack of sincere advice; and second, he encouraged him to disobey his father, who forbade him from driving the car for his benefit and to protect him. So this man should repent to Allah, seek His forgiveness, and not repeat such an action. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5545- نصح صديقه الذي لا يحسن القيادة بركوب السيارة فمات بحادث، فهل يأثم لنصحه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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