What is the ruling on the people of the one who was killed by mistake taking the blood money from the insurance company that acts on behalf of the one who killed by mistake?
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Question:
He says: Our brother died in a traffic accident, and the insurance company paid us a sum of money on behalf of the one who killed by mistake. Is this money lawful for us? Knowing that the one who caused the killing did not pay anything, but rather the insurance company acted on his behalf?
Answer:
This is injustice and consuming the money of people without right. It is obligatory upon the perpetrator, from whom the crime occurred, that he pays the blood money, or his 'aqilah (clan) pays it. As for you burdening the people and the shareholders of the company and taking their money, this is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Our brother died in a traffic accident, and the insurance company paid us a sum of money on behalf of the one who killed by mistake. Is this money lawful for us? Knowing that the one who caused the killing did not pay anything, but rather the insurance company acted on his behalf?
Answer:
This is injustice and consuming the money of people without right. It is obligatory upon the perpetrator, from whom the crime occurred, that he pays the blood money, or his 'aqilah (clan) pays it. As for you burdening the people and the shareholders of the company and taking their money, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أخذ أهل المقتول خطأ للفدية من شركة التأمين التي تنوب عن القاتل خطأ؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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