The ruling on fasting as expiation for a driver at fault in an accident
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Question:
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: A man hit another man with his car, and the traffic report states that the driver’s share of the fault is fifty percent. Does the driver have to fast for two months as expiation?
Answer:
Yes, if he has a share of the fault in the accident, he has to fast, even if it is one percent. He has to fast because he has become a participant in the killing. If he has a share of the fault, he is a participant in accidental killing, so he owes the expiation of fasting for two consecutive months.
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: A man hit another man with his car, and the traffic report states that the driver’s share of the fault is fifty percent. Does the driver have to fast for two months as expiation?
Answer:
Yes, if he has a share of the fault in the accident, he has to fast, even if it is one percent. He has to fast because he has become a participant in the killing. If he has a share of the fault, he is a participant in accidental killing, so he owes the expiation of fasting for two consecutive months.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من صدم شخص بسيارته بنسبة خطأ عليه 50%؟ هل عليه كفارة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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