The Ruling on Intentional Killing in Self-Defense
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih Abu Hamzah al-'Adani from the city of Aden in Yemen says: We love you for the sake of Allah, and we love the Qur'an Radio. My question is: A dispute occurred between two brothers, which led to one of them hitting the other on the head with a stick, resulting in his death. It was in self-defense, because he had been attacked. Does this count as intentional killing? Knowing that some of the blood relatives (awliya al-dam) forgave the killer, while others did not, what is the ruling?
Answer:
The judge in the court should be consulted; he will investigate the matter and inform you of the Islamic ruling in that case. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih Abu Hamzah al-'Adani from the city of Aden in Yemen says: We love you for the sake of Allah, and we love the Qur'an Radio. My question is: A dispute occurred between two brothers, which led to one of them hitting the other on the head with a stick, resulting in his death. It was in self-defense, because he had been attacked. Does this count as intentional killing? Knowing that some of the blood relatives (awliya al-dam) forgave the killer, while others did not, what is the ruling?
Answer:
The judge in the court should be consulted; he will investigate the matter and inform you of the Islamic ruling in that case. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7495 — youtube.com (7:18)
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