The ruling on compelling the wrongdoer to slaughter a sacrificial animal for his opponent as a form of discipline
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Question:
This questioner says: We have a custom here. When a man wrongs another man, the men step in and reconcile them, and they impose on the wrongdoer the slaughter of a sheep as compensation for him. Is this permissible or not?
Answer:
As a matter of reconciliation, there is nothing wrong with it. As a matter of reconciliation, they reconcile between them and say: "O so-and-so! You have wronged your brother. We will reconcile you by having you slaughter a sacrificial animal, gather your brothers for it, invite him, and gather your neighbors for it. They reconcile and are pleased with this; there is nothing wrong with it. Or they reconcile between them with a known sum of money, which he gives him if he struck him or insulted him, as a matter of reconciliation. However, making it a law within a tribe that is binding is not permissible. The ruling in the Shari'ah is not with them.
However, if they reconcile between people who fought, and reconcile them with money, or for free, by forgiving, or by a firm decision, there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says: We have a custom here. When a man wrongs another man, the men step in and reconcile them, and they impose on the wrongdoer the slaughter of a sheep as compensation for him. Is this permissible or not?
Answer:
As a matter of reconciliation, there is nothing wrong with it. As a matter of reconciliation, they reconcile between them and say: "O so-and-so! You have wronged your brother. We will reconcile you by having you slaughter a sacrificial animal, gather your brothers for it, invite him, and gather your neighbors for it. They reconcile and are pleased with this; there is nothing wrong with it. Or they reconcile between them with a known sum of money, which he gives him if he struck him or insulted him, as a matter of reconciliation. However, making it a law within a tribe that is binding is not permissible. The ruling in the Shari'ah is not with them.
However, if they reconcile between people who fought, and reconcile them with money, or for free, by forgiving, or by a firm decision, there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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