In some tribes, when settling a dispute between two people, they require that he swear an oath that he will forgive him if this happens again, and that he slaughter a sacrificial animal for him.
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
O Shaykh: In some tribes, there are customs regarding when two people quarrel and they want to reconcile between them. They say to him: "Swear an oath to him that if something like this happens from you again, you will overlook the matter you are in." This is one part. The second part: when they reconcile between them, they say: "Slaughter a sacrificial animal for him, or something similar," meaning to appease him so that he does not continue to be angry, or something similar. What is the ruling on these customs?
The Shaykh : Do they not reconcile except with these two conditions?
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : The first condition: he says, "If something like this happens to you, you forgive him."
The questioner : He swears an oath to him.
The Shaykh : And he swears by it. Second: he provides him with a sacrificial animal.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All of this is invalid, and it is a judgment by other than what Allah has revealed.
O Shaykh: In some tribes, there are customs regarding when two people quarrel and they want to reconcile between them. They say to him: "Swear an oath to him that if something like this happens from you again, you will overlook the matter you are in." This is one part. The second part: when they reconcile between them, they say: "Slaughter a sacrificial animal for him, or something similar," meaning to appease him so that he does not continue to be angry, or something similar. What is the ruling on these customs?
The Shaykh : Do they not reconcile except with these two conditions?
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : The first condition: he says, "If something like this happens to you, you forgive him."
The questioner : He swears an oath to him.
The Shaykh : And he swears by it. Second: he provides him with a sacrificial animal.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All of this is invalid, and it is a judgment by other than what Allah has revealed.