Liability for one who falls onto another person's car and dies
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person falls onto another person's car and dies, is the car owner liable or not?
Answer:
And he has no liability if he smashed the car when he fell on it and broke and damaged it. What is the sin of the car owner? The car owner is innocent, so he has no sin. If he fell on it, then if he was negligent, he is liable. The one who fell is the one who is liable if he was negligent with the car. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person falls onto another person's car and dies, is the car owner liable or not?
Answer:
And he has no liability if he smashed the car when he fell on it and broke and damaged it. What is the sin of the car owner? The car owner is innocent, so he has no sin. If he fell on it, then if he was negligent, he is liable. The one who fell is the one who is liable if he was negligent with the car. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 104 من 123/شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع/الديات/الشجاج وكسر العظام/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:11)
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