Fasting by the Young, Blood Money, and Expiation

Question:
This is a question that requires an answer from many people who commit cases of homicide in its three types: intentional, quasi-intentional, and unintentional. They ask about the obligation of fasting upon them, or its absence, especially if the blood money is paid?

Answer:
As for intentional homicide, the ruling is retaliation (qisas), unless the heirs of the blood accept the blood money, praise be to Allah, along with repentance to Allah. As for quasi-intentional and unintentional homicide, the ruling in both is blood money and expiation (kaffarah). The expiation is freeing a believing slave. If one is unable to do so, he fasts for two consecutive months, sixty days. This is for quasi-intentional and unintentional homicide; in both, there is blood money and expiation. The expiation is freeing a slave, and [freeing] a believing slave. There are places in some parts of Africa where slaves are held and can be purchased from them, as we have done more than once. If he cannot do that, he fasts for two consecutive months, sixty days. As for intentional homicide, the ruling is retaliation. If they pardon and accept the blood money, praise be to Allah, along with repentance to Allah, regret, abandoning the sin, frequent seeking of forgiveness, and righteous deeds.