Expiation for Unintentional Killing
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I came at night at 8:30, before the 'Isha' adhan, in my car. There was an Indian on a bicycle, and the asphalt was not lit. I did not notice him on the road. By Allah's decree, I hit him and did not see him. The bicycle was also not lit, neither in front nor behind. By Allah's decree, he died, and I was found to be 30% at fault according to the traffic report. The Shaykh imposed a full blood money and fasting for two months on me. What is the ruling? May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah bless you. We do not have the right to issue a ruling that contradicts the judge's decision. If you have an objection, you have the right to object within fifteen days by requesting that it be referred to the Court of Cassation.
The questioner: We objected and requested the Court of Cassation, and it was upheld.
The Shaykh: Upheld?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, it ended. There is nothing after this.
The questioner: Do you have the freeing of a slave? We were told that you have addresses here?The Shaykh: No, by Allah! My brother! There is none, neither with me nor with anyone else.And some people told us: Those who claim that they captured women in war, some of them, not all of them, are lying.He comes with his son or daughter and says: This is my slave, he bought him, so he buys him for ten thousand.Then he says: He frees him, so he frees him and takes the ten thousand and returns with his son. So there is no slave or anything.
The questioner: Is it better to free a slave?Answer: It is not the better one; it is the obligatory one before fasting. But where is the confirmed slave?The questioner: They said: You have addresses of people.
The Shaykh: No, absolutely not. I know people who used to do this thing in the past, then it became clear to them that there was play in the matter, and they left it. But, praise be to Allah, it may be difficult for you these days in the heat and the long day, so there is no harm in postponing it to winter.
May Allah bless you. We do not have the right to issue a ruling that contradicts the judge's decision. If you have an objection, you have the right to object within fifteen days by requesting that it be referred to the Court of Cassation.
The questioner: We objected and requested the Court of Cassation, and it was upheld.
The Shaykh: Upheld?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, it ended. There is nothing after this.
The questioner: Do you have the freeing of a slave? We were told that you have addresses here?The Shaykh: No, by Allah! My brother! There is none, neither with me nor with anyone else.And some people told us: Those who claim that they captured women in war, some of them, not all of them, are lying.He comes with his son or daughter and says: This is my slave, he bought him, so he buys him for ten thousand.Then he says: He frees him, so he frees him and takes the ten thousand and returns with his son. So there is no slave or anything.
The questioner: Is it better to free a slave?Answer: It is not the better one; it is the obligatory one before fasting. But where is the confirmed slave?The questioner: They said: You have addresses of people.
The Shaykh: No, absolutely not. I know people who used to do this thing in the past, then it became clear to them that there was play in the matter, and they left it. But, praise be to Allah, it may be difficult for you these days in the heat and the long day, so there is no harm in postponing it to winter.