A traffic accident occurred, and the person he struck died, and the traffic authorities attributed the error to the deceased, and the court issued a ruling to that effect
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Fatwa number ( 18297 )
Q: On Wednesday, corresponding to 16/11/1415 AH, I was involved in a traffic accident in Darb Bani Shu'bah in the 'Asir region between me and (A. N. A), which resulted in the death of the aforementioned (A. N). The traffic unit of Darb attended the accident and decided to attribute one hundred percent of the fault to the deceased (A. N). The accident file was referred to the judge of the Darb court, and a judgment was issued from the court based on the reasons and justifications provided in the decision of the traffic officers. I asked the judge if I was required to fast for two months, and he replied: "You do not have to fast as long as you are not assigned a percentage of fault." However, after that accident, my house was burgled on 22/2/1416, and on 25/7/1416 AH, a sum of money (7500) seven thousand and five hundred riyals was lost from me, and an accident occurred on 29/6/1416 AH in another car. Praise be to Allah for His decree and destiny. We inform you that when my mother saw that I did not have a car to ask people for or rent, she said: "For the sake of Allah, take from
money she had with me, which was a sum of (19000 riyals). I gave her a receipt for this amount, but she said: "By Allah, I will not take a receipt for it." She had previously given me assistance for construction in the amount of (35000 riyals) from my mother. At times she gets angry with me and says: "You took my money," while I am in her service, and my money is surplus. We ask your eminence to inform us about the aforementioned, as whenever something is taken from me or lost from me, it is due to the aforementioned cause, and praise be to Allah for that, and the believer is tested. But when something happens to my children, they suspect that the aforementioned is the cause. We hope your eminence will inform us about that.
A: First: If the reality is as you described, that you are not assigned a percentage of error in the accident and that the error is on the deceased to the extent of one hundred percent as stated in the traffic report, then you owe nothing, neither expiation nor blood money. Second: As for the money your mother paid to you, if it was in the nature of a gift, it is yours. But if she has children other than you, it is obligatory for her to be just in the gift, so she must not give you something without giving them something. And if it was in the nature of a loan, it is obligatory for you to return it to her whenever Allah makes it easy for you. Third: The calamities that Allah the Exalted decrees upon you are among the decrees of Allah the Exalted upon His servants, and it is obligatory for the Muslim to be patient and seek reward,
and to ask Him, the Exalted, for reward for his calamity, and for safety and well-being in his religion and his worldly life, and there is no connection between that and what you mentioned. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q: On Wednesday, corresponding to 16/11/1415 AH, I was involved in a traffic accident in Darb Bani Shu'bah in the 'Asir region between me and (A. N. A), which resulted in the death of the aforementioned (A. N). The traffic unit of Darb attended the accident and decided to attribute one hundred percent of the fault to the deceased (A. N). The accident file was referred to the judge of the Darb court, and a judgment was issued from the court based on the reasons and justifications provided in the decision of the traffic officers. I asked the judge if I was required to fast for two months, and he replied: "You do not have to fast as long as you are not assigned a percentage of fault." However, after that accident, my house was burgled on 22/2/1416, and on 25/7/1416 AH, a sum of money (7500) seven thousand and five hundred riyals was lost from me, and an accident occurred on 29/6/1416 AH in another car. Praise be to Allah for His decree and destiny. We inform you that when my mother saw that I did not have a car to ask people for or rent, she said: "For the sake of Allah, take from
money she had with me, which was a sum of (19000 riyals). I gave her a receipt for this amount, but she said: "By Allah, I will not take a receipt for it." She had previously given me assistance for construction in the amount of (35000 riyals) from my mother. At times she gets angry with me and says: "You took my money," while I am in her service, and my money is surplus. We ask your eminence to inform us about the aforementioned, as whenever something is taken from me or lost from me, it is due to the aforementioned cause, and praise be to Allah for that, and the believer is tested. But when something happens to my children, they suspect that the aforementioned is the cause. We hope your eminence will inform us about that.
A: First: If the reality is as you described, that you are not assigned a percentage of error in the accident and that the error is on the deceased to the extent of one hundred percent as stated in the traffic report, then you owe nothing, neither expiation nor blood money. Second: As for the money your mother paid to you, if it was in the nature of a gift, it is yours. But if she has children other than you, it is obligatory for her to be just in the gift, so she must not give you something without giving them something. And if it was in the nature of a loan, it is obligatory for you to return it to her whenever Allah makes it easy for you. Third: The calamities that Allah the Exalted decrees upon you are among the decrees of Allah the Exalted upon His servants, and it is obligatory for the Muslim to be patient and seek reward,
and to ask Him, the Exalted, for reward for his calamity, and for safety and well-being in his religion and his worldly life, and there is no connection between that and what you mentioned. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
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