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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is obligatory for one who kills a person by mistake and whose relatives waive the blood money?

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Question:
A man says: I killed my cousin by mistake, and his uncle waived the claim against me and did not take any of the blood money. What is obligatory for the killer in this case?

Answer:
Expiation. It is obligatory for the killer to perform the expiation by fasting two consecutive months. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على من قتل شخصًا بالخطأ وتنازل أهله عن الدِّيَة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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