What is the difference between the terms used by jurists: blood (dam) and ransom (fidyah)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the difference between the jurists' saying "he owes a blood sacrifice" and "he owes a ransom"?
Answer:
They are all the same; the blood sacrifice and the ransom are the same, there is no difference. However, the term "blood" is generally used for compensation for what was done due to a prohibited act or the omission of an obligatory act; this is generally called "blood." And the term "ransom" is generally used for the ransom of tamattu' and qiran, but there is no difference between them in terms of the ruling. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the difference between the jurists' saying "he owes a blood sacrifice" and "he owes a ransom"?
Answer:
They are all the same; the blood sacrifice and the ransom are the same, there is no difference. However, the term "blood" is generally used for compensation for what was done due to a prohibited act or the omission of an obligatory act; this is generally called "blood." And the term "ransom" is generally used for the ransom of tamattu' and qiran, but there is no difference between them in terms of the ruling. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين ألفاظ الفقهاء دم وفدية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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