What is the expiation for unintentional killing, and does it fall away from the responsible person in any circumstances?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect them):
The expiation for unintentional killing is emancipation (of a slave); if one is unable to do so, then fasting for two consecutive months is required. If one is unable to fast, then feeding sixty needy people is the alternative. In cases where one is unable to fulfill any of these options (i.e., emancipation, fasting, or feeding), there are alternatives mentioned in the practical jurisprudence texts. If one is unable even to fulfill the alternatives, then the expiation is lifted from them.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him): Tahrir al-Wasilah - Expiations - Their Types + Rules of Expiations - M22
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol. 3 - Types of Expiations and Their Conditions + Rules of Expiations - M779