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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Relying on the Rulings of Civil Courts in Criminal Cases

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The questioner:
The Shaykh is not present. As for the ruling of Allah in countries that do not accept the Shari'ah, is the ruling of civil courts sufficient in criminal cases, or must the victim be satisfied as if a Shari'ah ruling had been issued?

The Shaykh:
Ruling by other than what Allah has revealed is not permissible. It is not permissible for a person to submit to it, but he must bear the consequences of his crime and bear what is due to him and give it to the rightful recipients, whether the law rules on it or not. If the law acquits him but he is not acquitted in the Shari'ah, then he is not acquitted. The law acquits him and says there is nothing on you, while the Shari'ah obligates him, so he must fulfill what the Shari'ah has imposed on him. Yes. However, if the law rules with a ruling that conforms to the Shari'ah, then the objective is achieved. Yes.

The questioner:
Even the land. Because.

The Shaykh:
This is in general. Intentional? Reconciliation is permissible between Muslims if they reconcile. Hmm? And in accidental cases, if they forgive and say we want nothing, or some of them forgive their share, this is for crimes. Good. Forgiveness is better and closer to piety. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 69 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الأيمان|باب كفارة اليمين|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:24)

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