Ransoming the killer with a large sum of money and assisting him from zakah
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The questioner:
We often hear and read about people who seek the forgiveness of the killer's family for the victim after the legal ruling has been issued, offering large sums of money, more than one million riyals. What is the ruling on this practice? And do they assist them from the zakah in
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with that. The killer may be ransomed with money, even if the money is large. Have you heard the story of al-Hasan with Hudhaybah ibn Qushayr? He ransomed him with seven blood money payments, but they did not accept it, and the retaliation was carried out against him. This indicates that it is permissible to take more than the blood money,
The questioner:
in place of the retaliation.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and they may be assisted from the zakah if they are unable to pay. They are assisted from the zakah, because this involves saving a life.
We often hear and read about people who seek the forgiveness of the killer's family for the victim after the legal ruling has been issued, offering large sums of money, more than one million riyals. What is the ruling on this practice? And do they assist them from the zakah in
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with that. The killer may be ransomed with money, even if the money is large. Have you heard the story of al-Hasan with Hudhaybah ibn Qushayr? He ransomed him with seven blood money payments, but they did not accept it, and the retaliation was carried out against him. This indicates that it is permissible to take more than the blood money,
The questioner:
in place of the retaliation.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and they may be assisted from the zakah if they are unable to pay. They are assisted from the zakah, because this involves saving a life.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/127 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:00:35)
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