What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding compelling a son to pay a car fine that the children and mother refused to pay, knowing that he does not possess the means to cover it and may be imprisoned because of it?
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If the tax is obligatory upon the car owner, then your brother is the one who bears it, and he has no right to burden you with it, unless the fine resulted from an تجاوز (transgression) or تفريط (negligence) on your part.
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