If the judge guarantees the one who killed a dog, does the owner take it, or is it placed in the public treasury?

Question : If the judge guarantees the one who killed the dog, do we say that this guarantee is taken by the owner, or is it placed in the public treasury?

Answer : No, if the judge guarantees the one who killed the dog, it goes to the public treasury, unless he fears fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and the owner is a Bedouin who does not know, saying, "This one who killed my dog must be killed." This may happen with some of the ignorant. In that case, there is no harm in giving the owner what he is satisfied with.