Is the employer considered religiously culpable for the death of a worker in his employ, due to an injury sustained from agricultural machinery he was operating, after he used a metal rod as a substitute for a missing bolt, and dismounted the tractor while the machinery was still running, which led to his death?
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You are not responsible for what happened because you were not the cause, nor the direct agent, nor did you deceive verbally or by action. Therefore, you are not sinful.
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