Is it permissible to repel a thief in the house by killing him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a thief enters my home and I find him, is it permissible for me to kill him?
Answer:
This is an aggressor whom you repel by the easiest means. As for killing, that requires verification. I fear you are determined to follow through with the killing. He says, "He came in to steal." That is not sufficient. It is necessary to establish that he is an aggressor, that he is encroaching, and that he cannot be repelled except by killing. It requires verification; otherwise, anyone who wants to kill someone would scheme to bring him in and kill him, saying, "He came to steal." May Allah protect those He has protected, and we ask Allah for safety.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a thief enters my home and I find him, is it permissible for me to kill him?
Answer:
This is an aggressor whom you repel by the easiest means. As for killing, that requires verification. I fear you are determined to follow through with the killing. He says, "He came in to steal." That is not sufficient. It is necessary to establish that he is an aggressor, that he is encroaching, and that he cannot be repelled except by killing. It requires verification; otherwise, anyone who wants to kill someone would scheme to bring him in and kill him, saying, "He came to steal." May Allah protect those He has protected, and we ask Allah for safety.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2357 -2802] هل يجوز مدافعة السارق في البيت بقتله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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