The Ruling on Taking One’s Right by Oneself Without a Judge
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Question:
This questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we are in a country where the Islamic Shari'ah is not applied and where cases are concluded by laws. Is it permissible for a person to take matters into his own hands and take his right without referring to a judge?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. Only the judge establishes qisas (retaliation in kind). If there is no judge to establish qisas, it is not permissible for people to establish it for themselves, because this leads to chaos and an increase in killing among people. Only the authorities establish the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments).
This questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we are in a country where the Islamic Shari'ah is not applied and where cases are concluded by laws. Is it permissible for a person to take matters into his own hands and take his right without referring to a judge?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. Only the judge establishes qisas (retaliation in kind). If there is no judge to establish qisas, it is not permissible for people to establish it for themselves, because this leads to chaos and an increase in killing among people. Only the authorities establish the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments).
Source
اقتصاص الشخص لنفسه — alfawzan.live
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