A man killed another and did not fast two consecutive months out of ignorance, and after twenty-five years had passed, he wanted to fast but could not because of his old age, so what should he do?
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The questioner : A man hit a man with his car and did not fast two consecutive months because of ignorance. This incident happened.
The Shaykh : Because of, because of.
The questioner : Ignorance.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This incident happened twenty-five years ago, and now he cannot fast because of illness, so what must he do?
The Shaykh : Yes, we must know that the expiation for accidental killing is either freeing a slave or fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do either, he owes nothing. There is no feeding, because Allah the Exalted mentioned only these two things. The expiation is freeing a slave, and whoever does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. So we tell this man: if you are able to fast two consecutive months, it is obligatory for you, and if you are not able, it is dropped from you. Yes.
The Shaykh : Because of, because of.
The questioner : Ignorance.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This incident happened twenty-five years ago, and now he cannot fast because of illness, so what must he do?
The Shaykh : Yes, we must know that the expiation for accidental killing is either freeing a slave or fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do either, he owes nothing. There is no feeding, because Allah the Exalted mentioned only these two things. The expiation is freeing a slave, and whoever does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. So we tell this man: if you are able to fast two consecutive months, it is obligatory for you, and if you are not able, it is dropped from you. Yes.