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Would the questioner be considered an accidental killer if a person died in an accident and she did not render aid, while she was not certain of his need for help or that another person was involved in the accident?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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A woman's assistance to a traffic accident victim, within her capabilities and while adhering to guidelines, is desirable; it may even be obligatory if it becomes her sole responsibility, such as calling an ambulance or saving him from perdition if there is no one else. Failing to provide assistance is a grave error. According to the majority of scholars, it is not considered murder due to the absence of direct action, unlike the Malikis who consider omission to necessitate liability. The Maliki school holds liable someone who passes by an injured game animal and leaves it until it dies, or someone who fails to save a person or property from destruction while being capable, or someone who withholds surplus food from a desperate person until he dies. The Hanafis, Shafi'is, and Hanbalis (with the exception of Abul-Khattab) believe that the abstainer sins but is not liable, unless the desperate person requests food and the owner of the food withholds it until he dies, in which case the owner is liable. The Malikis and Abul-Khattab hold liable anyone who fails to save a perishing person when capable.

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