Expiation for One Who Kills Himself by Mistake
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Question:
The Shaykh said: What is the correct or stronger of the scholars' opinions regarding one who kills himself? He asked: Is it obligatory for him to choose, or not?
Answer:
Yes, the majority of scholars hold that the expiation is required of him, due to the generality of the verse[An-Nisa 4:92], which includes one who kills himself by mistake.
The Shaykh said: What is the correct or stronger of the scholars' opinions regarding one who kills himself? He asked: Is it obligatory for him to choose, or not?
Answer:
Yes, the majority of scholars hold that the expiation is required of him, due to the generality of the verse
And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing
وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا خَطَأً فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 80 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الديات|باب كفارة القتل|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:26)
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