The ruling on paying a sum of money before resorting to the judgment of the Bedouin judge
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Among the Bedouin, they come to a man to judge between them, and before they come to him, each of them places a sum, such as one thousand riyals. The benefit of this sum is that if one of the parties is not satisfied with the judgment, this sum is forfeited. Is this...
The Shaykh:
This practice is not permissible.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in this time.
The Shaykh:
It means compulsion. He says: Your mother, please, and the sum will not be lost for you. This is the compulsion. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Among the Bedouin, they come to a man to judge between them, and before they come to him, each of them places a sum, such as one thousand riyals. The benefit of this sum is that if one of the parties is not satisfied with the judgment, this sum is forfeited. Is this...
The Shaykh:
This practice is not permissible.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in this time.
The Shaykh:
It means compulsion. He says: Your mother, please, and the sum will not be lost for you. This is the compulsion. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب احترام أسماء الله تعالى وتغيير الاسم لأجل ذلك، وباب من هزل بشيء فيه ذكر الله أو القرآن أو الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فهو كافر — islamhouse.com (59:07)
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