The Expiation for a Traffic Accident in Which a Man Died
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Question:
Another man says: I was driving my car at about one hundred kilometers per hour, and there was a car in front of me moving slowly. Fearing that I would collide with it from behind, I overtook it on the left. The car rammed me, and then I collided with it, and a man died as a result. Is there an expiation on me for this?
Answer:
Since you did this and took the risk, you must pay the blood money. You must also repent to Allah for what you did, because you exposed yourself and exposed others to danger.
Another man says: I was driving my car at about one hundred kilometers per hour, and there was a car in front of me moving slowly. Fearing that I would collide with it from behind, I overtook it on the left. The car rammed me, and then I collided with it, and a man died as a result. Is there an expiation on me for this?
Answer:
Since you did this and took the risk, you must pay the blood money. You must also repent to Allah for what you did, because you exposed yourself and exposed others to danger.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 58 — archive.org (54:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.