Discretionary Punishment with Money and Citing the Hadith of Taking Half of One’s Wealth
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “We will take it and half of his wealth,” is this cited as evidence for the permissibility of discretionary punishment with money? Or…
Answer:
Yes, this is among the evidence for discretionary punishment with money. The issue is subject to scholarly disagreement, but this is among the evidence of those who hold that discretionary punishment with money is permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “We will take it and half of his wealth,” is this cited as evidence for the permissibility of discretionary punishment with money? Or…
Answer:
Yes, this is among the evidence for discretionary punishment with money. The issue is subject to scholarly disagreement, but this is among the evidence of those who hold that discretionary punishment with money is permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (1:02:55)
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