Is the expiation divided among those who share responsibility in a quasi-intentional killing?
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Question:
If the person responsible for the accident has 25% of the fault attributed to him, does he have to perform the expiation of fasting for two months?
Answer:
The expiation is not divided. If they share responsibility in the accident, the expiation is upon all of them; each one has an expiation. So if there were four people, each with 25% responsibility, there are four expiations, one for each person. The expiation is not divided.
As for the blood money: each person is responsible for a quarter. But the expiation is not divided. Even if one person had 20% responsibility, another 30%, and another 50%, there are three expiations, one for each person; because the expiation is not divided. This is the view held by the majority of scholars: each person has an independent expiation for the fault in which he was involved.
If the person responsible for the accident has 25% of the fault attributed to him, does he have to perform the expiation of fasting for two months?
Answer:
The expiation is not divided. If they share responsibility in the accident, the expiation is upon all of them; each one has an expiation. So if there were four people, each with 25% responsibility, there are four expiations, one for each person. The expiation is not divided.
As for the blood money: each person is responsible for a quarter. But the expiation is not divided. Even if one person had 20% responsibility, another 30%, and another 50%, there are three expiations, one for each person; because the expiation is not divided. This is the view held by the majority of scholars: each person has an independent expiation for the fault in which he was involved.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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