The Ruling on Exaggeration in Demanding Blood Money and Its Remedy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding those who exaggerate in demanding blood money? And what is the remedy? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Blood money is determined by the Shari'ah, determined by the Shari'ah, one hundred camels; this is the original ruling for it. And these one hundred camels vary in age. And its value is estimated at every time according to its worth. At every time according to its worth. This is in the case of accidental killing and quasi-intentional killing.
And as for intentional killing, it is... the guardian of the right of retaliation is given the choice in it, either to forgive for free, or to forgive and take the blood money, and if he demands more than the blood money and says, "I will not forgive except for such and such," he has that right, because this is part of a settlement, and settlement is permissible among Muslims. But one should not exaggerate in that, and retaliation is not sold as it is sold now. This is first, it burdens those from whom the blood money is taken, and also it nullifies retaliation, and retaliation has a benefit for the community, life. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:179] So it is obligatory to establish retaliation when it is demanded.
And if he forgives for blood money or a sum of money, he has that right, but it should not reach the exaggerations and negotiations that have appeared now,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding those who exaggerate in demanding blood money? And what is the remedy? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Blood money is determined by the Shari'ah, determined by the Shari'ah, one hundred camels; this is the original ruling for it. And these one hundred camels vary in age. And its value is estimated at every time according to its worth. At every time according to its worth. This is in the case of accidental killing and quasi-intentional killing.
And as for intentional killing, it is... the guardian of the right of retaliation is given the choice in it, either to forgive for free, or to forgive and take the blood money, and if he demands more than the blood money and says, "I will not forgive except for such and such," he has that right, because this is part of a settlement, and settlement is permissible among Muslims. But one should not exaggerate in that, and retaliation is not sold as it is sold now. This is first, it burdens those from whom the blood money is taken, and also it nullifies retaliation, and retaliation has a benefit for the community, life. Allah the Exalted said:
And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.
وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَAnd if he forgives for blood money or a sum of money, he has that right, but it should not reach the exaggerations and negotiations that have appeared now,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 03 فتاوى على الهواء - 03 02 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:31)
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