Is gouging out the eye within the authority of the homeowner, or does he complain to the governor, who then gouges out his eye?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is gouging out the eye within the authority of the homeowner, or does he complain to the governor, who then gouges out his eye?
Answer:
No, it is the right of the homeowner. It is the right of the homeowner to strike him with a pebble. So if he gouges out his eye, the attacker has no blood money to claim. And a fortiori, if he cuts him and does not gouge out his eye, he has no blood money to claim, because he is the aggressor. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is gouging out the eye within the authority of the homeowner, or does he complain to the governor, who then gouges out his eye?
Answer:
No, it is the right of the homeowner. It is the right of the homeowner to strike him with a pebble. So if he gouges out his eye, the attacker has no blood money to claim. And a fortiori, if he cuts him and does not gouge out his eye, he has no blood money to claim, because he is the aggressor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [192 -954]هل فقع العين من صلاحيات صاحب البيت أم يشتكي للوالي وهو الذي يفقع عينه؟- الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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