The ruling on one who intended to kill a person but killed another
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Question:
If a man intended to kill a man deliberately and killed another, is the latter considered deliberate?
Answer:
The scholars differ on this. If a person deliberately and aggressively intended to kill someone but struck another, there are two opinions among them. One group holds that it is deliberate, because the intention is present and the weapon suitable for killing is present. The second opinion is that it is not considered deliberate, but rather quasi-deliberate, because he did not intend to kill that specific person; the intention for that person is not present, so it is quasi-deliberate.
If a man intended to kill a man deliberately and killed another, is the latter considered deliberate?
Answer:
The scholars differ on this. If a person deliberately and aggressively intended to kill someone but struck another, there are two opinions among them. One group holds that it is deliberate, because the intention is present and the weapon suitable for killing is present. The second opinion is that it is not considered deliberate, but rather quasi-deliberate, because he did not intend to kill that specific person; the intention for that person is not present, so it is quasi-deliberate.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 70 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الجنايات|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:09)
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