What is the ruling on killing a Christian by mistake?
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Question:
The questioner says: I was driving my car and I hit a Christian, killing him, and the mistake was mine. What is required of me?
Answer:
You owe the blood money and the expiation, if this Christian was a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) or a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct) in the lands of the Muslims or in his own land, and there is a covenant between the Muslims and them. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:92], meaning there is a covenant between you and them, referring to the disbelievers. Yes.
The questioner says: I was driving my car and I hit a Christian, killing him, and the mistake was mine. What is required of me?
Answer:
You owe the blood money and the expiation, if this Christian was a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) or a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct) in the lands of the Muslims or in his own land, and there is a covenant between the Muslims and them. Allah the Exalted said:
and if he was from a people with whom you have a treaty - then a compensation payment presented to his family and the freeing of a believing slave
وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ فَدِيَةٌ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ وَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ مُّؤْمِنَةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قتل النصراني بالخطأ؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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