The Difference Between Killing as a Discretionary Punishment and Killing as Retaliation
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the difference between killing as a discretionary punishment and killing as retaliation?
The Shaykh:
As for its presentation.
The questioner:
What is the difference between killing as a discretionary punishment and killing as retaliation?
The Shaykh:
Killing as retaliation is a right belonging to the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the victim. As for killing as a discretionary punishment, this is a right belonging to the one in authority, for the sake of protecting security and suppressing corruption on earth. This is a right of the one in authority, not a right of the awliya of the slain.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the difference between killing as a discretionary punishment and killing as retaliation?
The Shaykh:
As for its presentation.
The questioner:
What is the difference between killing as a discretionary punishment and killing as retaliation?
The Shaykh:
Killing as retaliation is a right belonging to the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the victim. As for killing as a discretionary punishment, this is a right belonging to the one in authority, for the sake of protecting security and suppressing corruption on earth. This is a right of the one in authority, not a right of the awliya of the slain.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (56:00)
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