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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the inability of the offender to pay the blood money after pardon

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Question:
If the blood money was pardoned in Taif, and you were unable to pay in Taif, do they move to the level of the poor?

Answer:
No, if they pardoned it for the blood money, they have no right to retaliation. If they pardoned it for the blood money, retaliation is dropped, and their right remains in the liability of the offender. He becomes like the insolvent, like all other insolvent persons, given a respite until he is able to pay. It is a right that became obligatory upon him, but he cannot settle it at the present time, so he is given a respite until he is able to pay. It is recommended for Muslims to help him, because he is a debtor in distress. In fact, he has a right to zakah as well, because he falls under the category of debtors in distress. Yes.
This is if he is a delayer; he is imprisoned until he pays. But if he is insolvent, it is not permissible to imprison him. It is not permissible to imprison the insolvent person or to harm him, because he is excused and given a respite until he is able to pay. A guarantor should provide a guarantor and be informed, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 70 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الجنايات|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:21)

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