A collision occurred involving my father, and one of them died. It was said to my father that the mistake was not his, but to clear his conscience, he is liable for 25 percent.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My father was on his way when a car driver blocked his path. This car driver was speeding, so he blocked my father on the road and collided with him, and the one who was hit died. The police assessed my father at twenty-five percent and said that the fault was one hundred percent on the one who died, but to clear their conscience, they placed twenty-five percent on him. His question is: Does my father owe an expiation?

The Shaykh:
The deceased is upon the father of the deceased.

The questioner:
He hit him, his father who hit him.

The Shaykh:
What does he say? Correct the question?

The questioner:
He says: My father was on his way when a car driver blocked his path, and this car driver was speeding, so he blocked him on the road and hit him, and he died.

The Shaykh:
If the car driver was speeding, then he is the cause. He is the cause because the speed caused the collision. So long as he is liable, even if it is one percent, so long as he is found guilty, even if it is one percent, he owes the expiation. Yes.