If a person dies in a car accident and the fault lies with him, does the one who collided with him have to fast?
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The questioner : I have a question about fasting: I was involved in an accident where my cousin died. After my cousin passed away, the traffic police came and ruled on the accident.
The Shaykh : What did they rule?
The questioner : The traffic police ruled on the accident. My cousin died. When they ruled on the accident, they said the fault was his. They said the fault was his, and by the will of Allah, he died. We went to the Shaykh, and some people said, "You do not have to fast," but I have a doubt in my heart and I do not know if I should fast.
The Shaykh : What was the cause of the accident?
The questioner : May you live long, I was on my way to Jeddah, and he was... in Riyadh.
The Shaykh : He was in Riyadh?
The questioner : He was in Riyadh, and I was on my way. When I turned toward him, I saw the car coming at me, and I held the brakes...
The Shaykh : On the right?
The questioner : On the right... and I was holding the right... right. Then the car came, and the traffic police ruled that the fault was his.
The Shaykh : Did he cross into your lane?
The questioner : Yes, he crossed into my lane. I was holding the right, and he was on the left.
The Shaykh : It is known that he should be on your left.
The questioner : Yes, on my left. He came at me, and I was holding the brakes on the right, and by the will of Allah, he died. The people...
The Shaykh : Was he facing you?
The questioner : He was facing me. The people said, one said, "Do not fast, O Shaykh," and another said, "No."
The Shaykh : Do not fast, you have nothing to do.
The questioner : And I am inquiring about it.
The Shaykh : I say: Do not fast, you have nothing to do.
The questioner : I have nothing to do?
The Shaykh : Because no fault came from you. I say no fault came from you.
The questioner : Yes, no fault came from me.
The Shaykh : He was driving on his side, but he crossed the line.
The questioner : Yes, he crossed the line. I was holding the brakes on the right.
The Shaykh : Allah the Mighty and Majestic willed that he should collide with you, you have nothing to do.
The questioner : And we went to the judge, and he said, "Look, you should settle this. If he died, he said... 25. Did you settle it? I do not know if I have to fast, O Shaykh, or if I do not have to?"
The Shaykh : You have nothing to do, O man. You have nothing to do.
The questioner : I have nothing to do, once?
The Shaykh : You owe nothing.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What did they rule?
The questioner : The traffic police ruled on the accident. My cousin died. When they ruled on the accident, they said the fault was his. They said the fault was his, and by the will of Allah, he died. We went to the Shaykh, and some people said, "You do not have to fast," but I have a doubt in my heart and I do not know if I should fast.
The Shaykh : What was the cause of the accident?
The questioner : May you live long, I was on my way to Jeddah, and he was... in Riyadh.
The Shaykh : He was in Riyadh?
The questioner : He was in Riyadh, and I was on my way. When I turned toward him, I saw the car coming at me, and I held the brakes...
The Shaykh : On the right?
The questioner : On the right... and I was holding the right... right. Then the car came, and the traffic police ruled that the fault was his.
The Shaykh : Did he cross into your lane?
The questioner : Yes, he crossed into my lane. I was holding the right, and he was on the left.
The Shaykh : It is known that he should be on your left.
The questioner : Yes, on my left. He came at me, and I was holding the brakes on the right, and by the will of Allah, he died. The people...
The Shaykh : Was he facing you?
The questioner : He was facing me. The people said, one said, "Do not fast, O Shaykh," and another said, "No."
The Shaykh : Do not fast, you have nothing to do.
The questioner : And I am inquiring about it.
The Shaykh : I say: Do not fast, you have nothing to do.
The questioner : I have nothing to do?
The Shaykh : Because no fault came from you. I say no fault came from you.
The questioner : Yes, no fault came from me.
The Shaykh : He was driving on his side, but he crossed the line.
The questioner : Yes, he crossed the line. I was holding the brakes on the right.
The Shaykh : Allah the Mighty and Majestic willed that he should collide with you, you have nothing to do.
The questioner : And we went to the judge, and he said, "Look, you should settle this. If he died, he said... 25. Did you settle it? I do not know if I have to fast, O Shaykh, or if I do not have to?"
The Shaykh : You have nothing to do, O man. You have nothing to do.
The questioner : I have nothing to do, once?
The Shaykh : You owe nothing.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.