Donating to the family of a victim in an accident and paying it as blood money
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The questioner:
This questioner says: A man died in a traffic accident, and many people of good character donated money to his heirs. When it was determined that the person responsible for the accident had to pay the blood money, and given his inability to do so, and because some of the donors did not specify whether their donation was for the family or for the blood money—though this is the minority and the majority case—
The Shaykh:
Ah, ah.
The questioner:
A man died in a traffic accident, and many people of good character donated money to his heirs. When it was determined that the person responsible for the accident had to pay the blood money, and given his inability to do so, and because some of the donors did not specify whether their donation was for the family or for the blood money—though this is the minority and the majority case—that he paid it to the heirs. Given this, those in charge of collecting the funds and some of his relatives decided to hand this money over to the court to settle the debt, knowing that among the heirs are minors and young children, and their need is also severe. Is this permissible? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to donate the heirs' blood money to the person involved in the accident. No, the heirs' blood money; give it to the heirs. Because among them are the young and the old, and the weak. After death, they inherit it. The money is theirs. They have millions. The money is theirs. And the person involved in the accident owes the blood money. The one who caused the accident, the one who caused the accident, owes the blood money. The excess is for them. It is not permissible to give it to him, because it is taken from the heirs and given to the person involved in the accident. This is a mistake. Unless the donor says that this money is not for the heirs. If he says this is for the person involved in the accident, or to help him with the blood money, that is according to the intention of its owner. But as long as it was given to them, it belongs to the heirs. The person involved in the accident who killed him by running him over or hitting him or something like that, if he wants to help, he helps with his own money. He gives it to them himself. He gives it to the heirs. If he goes and gives it to the person involved in the accident to help him with the blood money, that is a fallacy. Making this for the person involved in the accident is a fallacy. The one who pays, the heirs, the heirs. And it is not obligatory to take something from the person in need, absolutely. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: A man died in a traffic accident, and many people of good character donated money to his heirs. When it was determined that the person responsible for the accident had to pay the blood money, and given his inability to do so, and because some of the donors did not specify whether their donation was for the family or for the blood money—though this is the minority and the majority case—
The Shaykh:
Ah, ah.
The questioner:
A man died in a traffic accident, and many people of good character donated money to his heirs. When it was determined that the person responsible for the accident had to pay the blood money, and given his inability to do so, and because some of the donors did not specify whether their donation was for the family or for the blood money—though this is the minority and the majority case—that he paid it to the heirs. Given this, those in charge of collecting the funds and some of his relatives decided to hand this money over to the court to settle the debt, knowing that among the heirs are minors and young children, and their need is also severe. Is this permissible? Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to donate the heirs' blood money to the person involved in the accident. No, the heirs' blood money; give it to the heirs. Because among them are the young and the old, and the weak. After death, they inherit it. The money is theirs. They have millions. The money is theirs. And the person involved in the accident owes the blood money. The one who caused the accident, the one who caused the accident, owes the blood money. The excess is for them. It is not permissible to give it to him, because it is taken from the heirs and given to the person involved in the accident. This is a mistake. Unless the donor says that this money is not for the heirs. If he says this is for the person involved in the accident, or to help him with the blood money, that is according to the intention of its owner. But as long as it was given to them, it belongs to the heirs. The person involved in the accident who killed him by running him over or hitting him or something like that, if he wants to help, he helps with his own money. He gives it to them himself. He gives it to the heirs. If he goes and gives it to the person involved in the accident to help him with the blood money, that is a fallacy. Making this for the person involved in the accident is a fallacy. The one who pays, the heirs, the heirs. And it is not obligatory to take something from the person in need, absolutely. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 7 (2) — archive.org (17:35)
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