Guaranteeing Livestock and Damaged Property
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The questioner:
The Shaykh, may Allah love him, found that livestock are guaranteed if a person destroys them.
The Shaykh:
Livestock that has a blood money value are guaranteed at their market value because they are damaged property. It is not called blood money; it is called guaranteeing damaged property. Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding the places of the awlan, if a person causes damage through negligence or error, his community is obligated to compensate for it. For example, if a person sits on a road with a donkey, but he did not know its owner, what should he do?
The Shaykh:
The property is guaranteed at its value, whether he intended to destroy it or not. If he destroys something, he is obligated to guarantee its value, whether he was intentional or unintentional. Property does not go to waste. However, if he was intentional, he deserves discretionary punishment in addition to the guarantee. He deserves discretionary punishment. But if he was not intentional, the guarantee is sufficient.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes. With a kick. And no one came to claim it from him. No one came to claim it from him. How? Yes.
The Shaykh, may Allah love him, found that livestock are guaranteed if a person destroys them.
The Shaykh:
Livestock that has a blood money value are guaranteed at their market value because they are damaged property. It is not called blood money; it is called guaranteeing damaged property. Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding the places of the awlan, if a person causes damage through negligence or error, his community is obligated to compensate for it. For example, if a person sits on a road with a donkey, but he did not know its owner, what should he do?
The Shaykh:
The property is guaranteed at its value, whether he intended to destroy it or not. If he destroys something, he is obligated to guarantee its value, whether he was intentional or unintentional. Property does not go to waste. However, if he was intentional, he deserves discretionary punishment in addition to the guarantee. He deserves discretionary punishment. But if he was not intentional, the guarantee is sufficient.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes. With a kick. And no one came to claim it from him. No one came to claim it from him. How? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 77 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الديات|باب العاقلة وما تحمله|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:34)
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