Fasting on behalf of a deceased father
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Question:
May Allah bless you. We move on to a message from one of our dear listeners, Muhammad Salih, who says: My father was involved in an accident and died in it. He was the one driving the car, and a colleague was with him in the car. They collided with another person in another car. All three died, and the percentage of fault attributed to my father was seventy percent. The question is: Does he have to fast? If he does have to fast, is it valid for me to fast on behalf of my deceased father?
Answer:
If your father was liable for the accident, and you say that seventy percent of the fault was attributed to him, then there is no doubt that fasting is obligatory upon him. If you fast on his behalf to clear his conscience, that will benefit him, and his conscience will be cleared, with the permission of Allah, and you will be rewarded for this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
May Allah bless you. We move on to a message from one of our dear listeners, Muhammad Salih, who says: My father was involved in an accident and died in it. He was the one driving the car, and a colleague was with him in the car. They collided with another person in another car. All three died, and the percentage of fault attributed to my father was seventy percent. The question is: Does he have to fast? If he does have to fast, is it valid for me to fast on behalf of my deceased father?
Answer:
If your father was liable for the accident, and you say that seventy percent of the fault was attributed to him, then there is no doubt that fasting is obligatory upon him. If you fast on his behalf to clear his conscience, that will benefit him, and his conscience will be cleared, with the permission of Allah, and you will be rewarded for this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/183 — archive.org (5:37)
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