What is the authenticity of attributing to Imam Malik the statement that it is permissible to destroy one-third to save two-thirds in a case of dire necessity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that this attribution to Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) is correct, that he said it is permissible to sacrifice one-third of the people to save the two-thirds?
Answer:
This is a matter among the Malikis. That is, if a great danger occurs on a ship or a vessel in the sea, such that if they did not do this, they would all perish. This is a matter among the Malikis where it is permissible to destroy one-third for the survival of the two-thirds. They may perhaps cite the story of Yunus (peace be upon him) as evidence; the story of Yunus, where they threw him into the sea when they feared drowning. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that this attribution to Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) is correct, that he said it is permissible to sacrifice one-third of the people to save the two-thirds?
Answer:
This is a matter among the Malikis. That is, if a great danger occurs on a ship or a vessel in the sea, such that if they did not do this, they would all perish. This is a matter among the Malikis where it is permissible to destroy one-third for the survival of the two-thirds. They may perhaps cite the story of Yunus (peace be upon him) as evidence; the story of Yunus, where they threw him into the sea when they feared drowning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2764] ما صحة نسبة القول للإمام مالك بجواز إتلاف الثلث لإنقاذ الثلثين عند الضرورة -صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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