What is the ruling on punishment by imposing a financial penalty?
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Question:
Is it permissible to punish a man by taking his money, by imposing a fine on him?
Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation:
If the authorities see that he committed a crime, punishment by money is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the one who withheld zakah:Sunan Abi Dawud 1575Hasan (Al-Albani) And the one who takes from the fruit, who steals from the fruit, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be punished with twice what he took, and also with lashes.
And if the authority sees it according to the rules of the Shari'ah, not according to his own desire, according to the legal rules.
Is it permissible to punish a man by taking his money, by imposing a fine on him?
Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation:
If the authorities see that he committed a crime, punishment by money is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the one who withheld zakah:
we shall take half the property from him
إنا آخذوها وشَطَرَ مالهAnd if the authority sees it according to the rules of the Shari'ah, not according to his own desire, according to the legal rules.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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