Expiation for accidental killing for one who is unable to fast
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Question:
He says: I was involved in a car accident that resulted in the accidental death of a person. I am unable to fast two consecutive months, even in Ramadan. I am unable to fast continuously; I fast at times and break my fast at other times. What is the expiation for this sin of accidental killing? There is nothing but fasting.
Answer:
After the freeing of a slave, if there is a slave to be freed, you free a slave; that takes precedence. If there is no slave to be freed, you must fast two consecutive months. If you are unable to do so at present, the expiation remains a debt on you. If you are able to fast in the future, you fast. Even if the fasting is delayed, it remains a debt on you until you fulfill it at an appropriate time.
He says: I was involved in a car accident that resulted in the accidental death of a person. I am unable to fast two consecutive months, even in Ramadan. I am unable to fast continuously; I fast at times and break my fast at other times. What is the expiation for this sin of accidental killing? There is nothing but fasting.
Answer:
After the freeing of a slave, if there is a slave to be freed, you free a slave; that takes precedence. If there is no slave to be freed, you must fast two consecutive months. If you are unable to do so at present, the expiation remains a debt on you. If you are able to fast in the future, you fast. Even if the fasting is delayed, it remains a debt on you until you fulfill it at an appropriate time.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رجل قتل خطأ وهو لا يستطيع الصيام؟ فما هي كفارته؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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