The Expiation of the Driver Who Causes an Accident Due to Speed
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says: He was driving a car and was speeding, and there were passengers with him, so an accident occurred and they all died. The question asks: Is the expiation obligatory on the driver, given that the traffic authorities have ruled that the fault lies with him due to his speed?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he caused the accident, the expiation is obligatory on him for the deceased or the multiple deceased who died in the accident due to his speed, because this is considered accidental killing[An-Nisa 4:92] to the end of the verse, and this is an error. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
For every soul, the expiation is fasting two consecutive months, along with the blood money if they demand it, but the blood money is the responsibility of his clan and relatives.
The questioner:
And they say, may Allah preserve you, they say the driver has died, so do we, the heirs, fast on his behalf?
The Shaykh:
Fine, yes. Protect him from it, may Allah reward you with good. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
What indicates the prohibition of speeding in driving a car is that there is danger to him and to others, and it involves bearing this, which emphasizes to drivers not to speed under any circumstances; do not speed. Also, he should not drive if he is not good at driving; it is not permissible for him to do this. He should not drive the car while he is sleepy; he does not do this. This is negligence, and he bears the consequences of the accidents that result from it, whether involving him or others. Yes. Driving a car is a trust, and a person must be extremely careful with it and take precautions. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says: He was driving a car and was speeding, and there were passengers with him, so an accident occurred and they all died. The question asks: Is the expiation obligatory on the driver, given that the traffic authorities have ruled that the fault lies with him due to his speed?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he caused the accident, the expiation is obligatory on him for the deceased or the multiple deceased who died in the accident due to his speed, because this is considered accidental killing
And whoever kills a believer by mistake - then the freeing of a believing
وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا خَطَأً فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍThe questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
For every soul, the expiation is fasting two consecutive months, along with the blood money if they demand it, but the blood money is the responsibility of his clan and relatives.
The questioner:
And they say, may Allah preserve you, they say the driver has died, so do we, the heirs, fast on his behalf?
The Shaykh:
Fine, yes. Protect him from it, may Allah reward you with good. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
What indicates the prohibition of speeding in driving a car is that there is danger to him and to others, and it involves bearing this, which emphasizes to drivers not to speed under any circumstances; do not speed. Also, he should not drive if he is not good at driving; it is not permissible for him to do this. He should not drive the car while he is sleepy; he does not do this. This is negligence, and he bears the consequences of the accidents that result from it, whether involving him or others. Yes. Driving a car is a trust, and a person must be extremely careful with it and take precautions. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 22-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:12:53)
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