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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on expiation for one whose children died in a car accident

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Question:
I was traveling from Riyadh to Ta'if a week ago, and halfway through the journey, an accident occurred that resulted in the death of my children, who numbered thirteen. The question is: Do I have to fast for each of them, given that the fault was not mine but with the other car? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
May Allah comfort you, console you in your loss, and forgive your deceased. You are rewarded, if Allah wills. This is the will of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), His decree, and His destiny. As for the expiation, this requires knowing the cause of the accident. If the cause of the accident was on your part, then expiations are obligatory for you equal to the number of souls, and Allah will help you. However, if the cause of the accident was not from you, but rather one hundred percent from the other car, then you owe nothing. Rather, the expiations are upon the owner of the other car, the one who caused it. Yes.
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة التوحيد - ٣ — archive.org (53:40)

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