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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to fast on behalf of a deceased person as expiation for accidental killing?

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Question:
The questioner says: Our father has passed away, yes, our father has passed away, and he had an expiation for killing without intent. So my brothers and I divided the days of fasting among us, such that I would fast one week and the other one week, until the two months were completed. But, but we divided the days among us, and we all fasted at the same time without continuity. Is this sufficient? And how is the fasting to be done if the first fasting is not valid? This is different.

Answer:
It is sufficient because it is not continuous. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: “Then fasting for two consecutive months.” So if you divide the days among yourselves, the one who has his share of days fasts, then the second one fasts immediately after him his share, then the third one fasts after the second his share, and the fourth likewise, until you complete the two months. This is what is sufficient. As for if you all fasted together, this is not sufficient because it is not continuous. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الصيام عن الميت في كفارة القتل بالخطأ؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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