A man trampled a child who died, and he was told he must free a slave, which is valued at 8,000, or fast for two consecutive months!
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Question:
I seek forgiveness from Allah. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: A man trampled a child who died, and he was told that he must free a slave or fast for two consecutive months. The question is: Does freeing a slave exist in this present time? Some shaykhs told me that it does exist and that its value is eight thousand riyals. Is this correct?
Answer:
I know nothing of that, and I do not know. But if freeing a slave is not available, then the fast is required: fasting for two consecutive months. Yes.
I seek forgiveness from Allah. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: A man trampled a child who died, and he was told that he must free a slave or fast for two consecutive months. The question is: Does freeing a slave exist in this present time? Some shaykhs told me that it does exist and that its value is eight thousand riyals. Is this correct?
Answer:
I know nothing of that, and I do not know. But if freeing a slave is not available, then the fast is required: fasting for two consecutive months. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2006- 4717] رجل دعس طفلاً فمات وقيل له عليك عتق رقبة وتقدر بـ 8 ألف أو صيام شهرين متتابعين! — youtube.com
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