Is expiation obligatory for a minor?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is expiation obligatory for one who has not reached puberty? For example, if someone steps on a man and the one stepped on dies, and the one who stepped on has not reached puberty, is expiation obligatory for this boy who stepped on him?
Answer:
Regarding expiation, if he has not reached puberty, there is no expiation on him; it is only on one who has reached puberty. As for a small dog, there is no expiation on it because it does not have the capacity to understand. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is expiation obligatory for one who has not reached puberty? For example, if someone steps on a man and the one stepped on dies, and the one who stepped on has not reached puberty, is expiation obligatory for this boy who stepped on him?
Answer:
Regarding expiation, if he has not reached puberty, there is no expiation on him; it is only on one who has reached puberty. As for a small dog, there is no expiation on it because it does not have the capacity to understand. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 43 هل تجب الكفارة على الصغير؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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