The Ruling on the Tribal Fund for Paying Blood Money and Medical Treatment
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Question:
A questioner says: We are a tribe whose kinship ties extend to the seventh and eighth degree of grandfather. He says: We are a tribe where the degree of grandfather reaches the seventh and eighth, and we agreed to establish a fund to pay all types of blood money, whether intentional, accidental, or quasi-intentional, and to treat any sick person among us regardless of the cost, ah. And to assist any member of the tribe who suffers a loss in his property due to a car accident or similar incident. The contribution to this fund is fifty riyals per month, provided that it is paid by anyone who has reached the age of twenty, and it continues for fifteen years, then it stops, and so on. Is this permissible? And does this issue the ruling of the 'Aqilah, or does it nullify the ruling of the 'Aqilah in the Shari'ah? And the failure to distinguish between the rich and the poor. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
If the amount each person pays is mandatory, then this is not permissible. Compulsion is not permissible; consent is necessary. If a person donates and pays it voluntarily and with his consent, and he is of sound mind, then there is no harm. This is cooperation in righteousness and piety. However, if there is compulsion, or if it is taken from the money of orphans and minors, this is not permissible, because it is consuming wealth unjustly. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: We are a tribe whose kinship ties extend to the seventh and eighth degree of grandfather. He says: We are a tribe where the degree of grandfather reaches the seventh and eighth, and we agreed to establish a fund to pay all types of blood money, whether intentional, accidental, or quasi-intentional, and to treat any sick person among us regardless of the cost, ah. And to assist any member of the tribe who suffers a loss in his property due to a car accident or similar incident. The contribution to this fund is fifty riyals per month, provided that it is paid by anyone who has reached the age of twenty, and it continues for fifteen years, then it stops, and so on. Is this permissible? And does this issue the ruling of the 'Aqilah, or does it nullify the ruling of the 'Aqilah in the Shari'ah? And the failure to distinguish between the rich and the poor. May Allah bless you.
Answer:
If the amount each person pays is mandatory, then this is not permissible. Compulsion is not permissible; consent is necessary. If a person donates and pays it voluntarily and with his consent, and he is of sound mind, then there is no harm. This is cooperation in righteousness and piety. However, if there is compulsion, or if it is taken from the money of orphans and minors, this is not permissible, because it is consuming wealth unjustly. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تابع باب في الفتن 3 — islamhouse.com (44:43)
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