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Does the husband have a share of the blood money for his wife and son, who died in a car accident he caused 100%, or is he disinherited? And how is the blood money distributed if he is disinherited? Should he give his share in charity, or should the blood money be distributed as if he does not exist? Is he entitled to receive the blood money since he is the legal guardian of his minor children? Is it a condition that the compensation (arsh) does not exceed the prescribed blood money?

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The blood money (diyya) for the wife and son who died in an accident caused by the husband's error is incumbent upon the husband's 'aqila (male agnatic kin responsible for paying blood money). The husband does not inherit from them because he is the accidental killer. If it is not known who died first, there is no mutual inheritance between them, and the blood money for each of them is distributed among their respective heirs. If the woman had only two sons, her estate goes to them by ta'sib (agnatic inheritance), and the husband receives nothing. The husband is responsible for managing the property of his minor children, as he is their guardian. It is not permissible to take more than the legally stipulated blood money for accidental killing if the the excess is of the same kind as the blood money. The husband is required to offer two expiations for killing: one for the wife and the other for the son.

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