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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Killing the Murderer in a Country That Rules by Other Than What Allah Has Revealed

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The questioner : In some countries that rule by other than what Allah has revealed, the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the murdered man know that if they hand him over to the ruler, he will not be killed. Will the murderer not be killed?

The Shaykh : Some of them burn them.

The questioner : Yes, he is only imprisoned.

The Shaykh : There is no harm in such a case; they kill him.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3501 - 4600 في البلدان التي تحكم بغير ما أنزل الله يعلم أولياء المقتول أن الدولة لن...؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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