The ruling on settling a dispute by the judgment of a tribal shaykh, involving the slaughter of a sheep, in a case of assault
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In our country, if a person strikes another on the head with a stone and causes him to bleed, the tribal shaykh in our country rules that the aggressor must slaughter a sheep for the victim, and by doing so, the case is settled and ends. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is the judgment of the taghut. The case should be referred to the courts to be judged by what Allah has revealed. If they settle it between themselves voluntarily, without compulsion, there is no harm. However, if it involves compulsion, this is not permissible except in the Shari'ah courts. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In our country, if a person strikes another on the head with a stone and causes him to bleed, the tribal shaykh in our country rules that the aggressor must slaughter a sheep for the victim, and by doing so, the case is settled and ends. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is the judgment of the taghut. The case should be referred to the courts to be judged by what Allah has revealed. If they settle it between themselves voluntarily, without compulsion, there is no harm. However, if it involves compulsion, this is not permissible except in the Shari'ah courts. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 116 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:06)
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