Who sought to alleviate the injustice from the wronged: is he the agent of the wrongdoer or the agent of the wronged?
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The questioner : The issue is that a short time ago, the injustice was with the wronged person. Then this helper comes to take it from the wronged person and return it to the wrongdoer. In this case, is he like the protector of the wrongdoer?
The Shaykh : The agent of the one who was struck.
The questioner : In this situation.
The Shaykh : He is not an agent; I did not actually appoint him as an agent, not even in the first surah did I actually appoint him as an agent. But he is in the position of the one who defends him. So he is an agent in reality, meaning by ruling.
The questioner : Is it not the case that the wrongdoer is now in the position of taking his right, but in an easier way, by this helper?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. This helper is a defender of the wronged against the greater injustice. This is an interjected phrase. If the one who opposes is removed by the tax, there is no harm.
The questioner : Even himself.
The Shaykh : And what about the rain?
The questioner : The request that you have now.
The Shaykh : Now this man is wronged, and an injustice is being directed at him from the one in authority. He is resisting or delaying, and the one in authority strikes him or imprisons him whenever he resists or delays. So this man said, "I will take the injustice from him; I will take so much and so much from him." If he goes and takes it, it alleviates the burden on him.
The Shaykh : The agent of the one who was struck.
The questioner : In this situation.
The Shaykh : He is not an agent; I did not actually appoint him as an agent, not even in the first surah did I actually appoint him as an agent. But he is in the position of the one who defends him. So he is an agent in reality, meaning by ruling.
The questioner : Is it not the case that the wrongdoer is now in the position of taking his right, but in an easier way, by this helper?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. This helper is a defender of the wronged against the greater injustice. This is an interjected phrase. If the one who opposes is removed by the tax, there is no harm.
The questioner : Even himself.
The Shaykh : And what about the rain?
The questioner : The request that you have now.
The Shaykh : Now this man is wronged, and an injustice is being directed at him from the one in authority. He is resisting or delaying, and the one in authority strikes him or imprisons him whenever he resists or delays. So this man said, "I will take the injustice from him; I will take so much and so much from him." If he goes and takes it, it alleviates the burden on him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 190- مَن سعى لتخفيف الظلم عن المظلوم، فهل هو وكيلٌ للظالم أم للمظلوم؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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