Is it permissible to fast the expiation for accidental killing on behalf of the deceased?
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Question:
The questioner says: A person killed a man with his car, then died without fasting sixty days. Is it permissible for his wife or his mother to fast on his behalf?
Answer:
Yes, if he died owing the expiation for killing, then if he left an estate, what is needed to free a slave is taken from his estate, if a slave is available. If no slave is available, then it is fasted on his behalf. His relatives or any of the Muslims fast on his behalf. If they fast for him, that benefits him, with Allah’s permission. And His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever dies owing fasts, his guardian fasts on his behalf.” This is from the category of what is recommended. Yes.
The questioner says: A person killed a man with his car, then died without fasting sixty days. Is it permissible for his wife or his mother to fast on his behalf?
Answer:
Yes, if he died owing the expiation for killing, then if he left an estate, what is needed to free a slave is taken from his estate, if a slave is available. If no slave is available, then it is fasted on his behalf. His relatives or any of the Muslims fast on his behalf. If they fast for him, that benefits him, with Allah’s permission. And His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever dies owing fasts, his guardian fasts on his behalf.” This is from the category of what is recommended. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز صيام كفارة القتل الخطأ عن المتوفي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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