If a teacher strikes a student unjustly; does the student’s guardian have the right to demand retaliation?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a teacher strikes his student without excess, and then the student’s guardian demands retaliation, does he have the right to do so in the Shari'ah? Al-Waribah.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he struck.
The questioner:
Yes?
The Shaykh:
No striking, and it is written.
The questioner:
There is no retaliation for striking. Striking does not entail retaliation.
The Shaykh:
If it involves disciplinary punishment, otherwise there is no retaliation for striking, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a teacher strikes his student without excess, and then the student’s guardian demands retaliation, does he have the right to do so in the Shari'ah? Al-Waribah.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he struck.
The questioner:
Yes?
The Shaykh:
No striking, and it is written.
The questioner:
There is no retaliation for striking. Striking does not entail retaliation.
The Shaykh:
If it involves disciplinary punishment, otherwise there is no retaliation for striking, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2250 -2802] إذا ضرب معلمٌ طالبا ظلما؛ هل لولي أمر الطالب المطالبة بالقصاص؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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