Who Has the Authority to Declare Blood Forfeit
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, who has the right to choose the cave, because the one who is in the state of 'Ulan is the one who informs about what he desires for the leg.
Answer:
No one has the authority to declare blood forfeit except the ruler, the one in authority, the Shari'ah judge. The Shari'ah ruling is issued by the judges, and the one in authority executes it; he executes the Shari'ah ruling. As for every person declaring blood forfeit, that is not permissible. This is chaos; this leads to chaos and evil. Therefore, no one is to rule on declaring blood forfeit except the Shari'ah court. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, who has the right to choose the cave, because the one who is in the state of 'Ulan is the one who informs about what he desires for the leg.
Answer:
No one has the authority to declare blood forfeit except the ruler, the one in authority, the Shari'ah judge. The Shari'ah ruling is issued by the judges, and the one in authority executes it; he executes the Shari'ah ruling. As for every person declaring blood forfeit, that is not permissible. This is chaos; this leads to chaos and evil. Therefore, no one is to rule on declaring blood forfeit except the Shari'ah court. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (1:05:24)
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