The Sacrifices of Reconciliation Between Tribes After a Killing

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our town, if a member of one tribe kills a member of another tribe, the people of the killer’s tribe take a number of cows and sheep with them. They come to the victim’s tribe and seek their satisfaction. If they are satisfied, they slaughter those animals, eat together, shake hands, and make peace. The question is: Is this form of slaughter for other than Allah?

Answer:
If they slaughter it in the name of other than Allah, or if they intend the jinn, or if they intend… If they slaughter it for other than Allah, that is shirk (associating partners with Allah). But if they slaughter it for Allah and do not intend the jinn or the devils, this is one of the bid'ah (religious innovations). It is obligatory to return to the Shari'ah regarding blood and other matters, to return to the Shari'ah, to the Shari'ah courts, and to abandon the customs of the tribes.