A car accident in which the father died and its effect on the son's inheritance
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the father is old and asks his son to take him by car to his personal errands,
The Shaykh:
If.
The questioner:
If the father is old.
The Shaykh:
I think the adhan came in, and you are the mu'adhdhin?
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the father is elderly and asks his son to take him by car to his personal errands, and the son takes him once, and an accident occurs in which the father dies, is the son considered a killer and thus barred from inheritance?
The Shaykh:
This depends on the nature of the situation. If the son was negligent, such as not driving well, speeding, or the car not being stable when he drives, then he is liable because he was alone. However, if there was no negligence, he drives well, he was not sleepy, he did not speed, and the car was stable with no defects, then he owes nothing, whether his father was with him or someone else.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the father is old and asks his son to take him by car to his personal errands,
The Shaykh:
If.
The questioner:
If the father is old.
The Shaykh:
I think the adhan came in, and you are the mu'adhdhin?
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the father is elderly and asks his son to take him by car to his personal errands, and the son takes him once, and an accident occurs in which the father dies, is the son considered a killer and thus barred from inheritance?
The Shaykh:
This depends on the nature of the situation. If the son was negligent, such as not driving well, speeding, or the car not being stable when he drives, then he is liable because he was alone. However, if there was no negligence, he drives well, he was not sleepy, he did not speed, and the car was stable with no defects, then he owes nothing, whether his father was with him or someone else.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/127 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:04:16)
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