A child eight years old accidentally killed his father while playing with a weapon; does this child inherit from his father, and is he required to pay the expiation for accidental killing?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : This is a call; we need to benefit from you in our religion, I mean.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : There was a boy, eight years old, a boy eight years old.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So he was playing with his father's gun, and he fired a shot and killed his father?!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The question, of course, has two parts: the first is whether he inherits from him or not.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Does he inherit from him or not?
The Shaykh : Does he inherit from him?!
The questioner : The son killed his father accidentally.
The Shaykh : I understood, I understood, meaning the final question: does he inherit from his father?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the killing was intentional, he does not inherit.
The questioner : He killed him accidentally.
The Shaykh : So you have understood the answer.
The questioner : Yes, the second part: the second part.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is the expiation for killing obligatory upon him, or is this minor excused from it, before reaching puberty?
The Shaykh : This is a matter for which I do not have an answer at hand.
The questioner : Ah, meaning you are not recalling the answer right now?!
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Is it obligatory upon him or not?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And thank you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : This is a call; we need to benefit from you in our religion, I mean.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : There was a boy, eight years old, a boy eight years old.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So he was playing with his father's gun, and he fired a shot and killed his father?!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The question, of course, has two parts: the first is whether he inherits from him or not.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Does he inherit from him or not?
The Shaykh : Does he inherit from him?!
The questioner : The son killed his father accidentally.
The Shaykh : I understood, I understood, meaning the final question: does he inherit from his father?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the killing was intentional, he does not inherit.
The questioner : He killed him accidentally.
The Shaykh : So you have understood the answer.
The questioner : Yes, the second part: the second part.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is the expiation for killing obligatory upon him, or is this minor excused from it, before reaching puberty?
The Shaykh : This is a matter for which I do not have an answer at hand.
The questioner : Ah, meaning you are not recalling the answer right now?!
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Is it obligatory upon him or not?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And thank you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
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