Expiation for accidental killing
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The questioner:
Salih, may Allah preserve you. Abu Khalid, Waleed from Yemen, says: My brother returned in the car and ran over his nephew, who died. His brother, the father of the deceased, forgave him for the sake of Allah. Does he still owe anything?
The Shaykh:
The expiation for accidental killing. Yes.
The questioner:
And what is the expiation for killing?
The Shaykh:
The expiation for killing is freeing a slave[An-Nisa 4:92], yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Salih, may Allah preserve you. Abu Khalid, Waleed from Yemen, says: My brother returned in the car and ran over his nephew, who died. His brother, the father of the deceased, forgave him for the sake of Allah. Does he still owe anything?
The Shaykh:
The expiation for accidental killing. Yes.
The questioner:
And what is the expiation for killing?
The Shaykh:
The expiation for killing is freeing a slave
believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot afford to buy one] - then [instead], a fast for two months consecutively
رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7490 — youtube.com (13:48)
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