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What are the sources that demonstrate the opinions of scholars regarding the expiation for unintentional killing, and is it for every soul?

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Whoever mistakenly kills people must offer expiation for each soul by emancipating a believing slave and paying blood money (diyya) to the victim's family. If one cannot find [a slave to emancipate], then they must fast for two consecutive months.

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