Is it obligatory to fast on behalf of a son who died in a car accident, knowing that he was deemed at fault by the police, and there were three fatalities from the other party? And does this entail fasting two months for each deceased individual?
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Some scholars hold that the expiation for unintentional killing is feeding sixty needy persons for each person killed, not fasting on their behalf by their guardian.
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