Accidental killing, manslaughter
(الْقَتْلُ الخَطَأُ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Killing that takes place without intending the act of killing and the person being killed, or without intending one of them.
الشرح المختصر
"Qatl khata’" (unintentional killing/manslaughter) is of two types: 1. Killing someone without the deliberate intention of harming him, rather it happens while being inattentive, like, for instance, when a plank of wood falls from someone's hand on someone else, causing his death. 2. Killing someone while mistaking him for someone else, like, for instance, when a man kills someone thinking that he is a disbeliever fighting against the Muslims and finds out later that he is a Muslim.
التعريف
A killing that takes place without prior intention or aiming at that person, or without either of these.