Is it permissible for the one who owes a penalty or a ransom payment to eat from it?

Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for the one who owes a penalty or a ransom payment to eat from it?

Answer:
The blood of a penalty, no, it is for the poor. The blood of a penalty is distributed to the poor and those in need: [Al-Ma'idah: 95] for the poor. This is when one leaves off an obligatory act, such as the farewell tawaf, or such as not entering ihram from the miqat. So if one leaves off an obligatory act, he owes a blood sacrifice for the poor.
As for the blood of gratitude—the blood of the hady and tamattu'—he may eat from it: [Al-Hajj: 28]. So the blood of the hady and tamattu' is to be eaten from, and one may eat from it and give charity to the poor. The blood of the udhiyah is likewise; the one who sacrifices may eat from it, give charity, and give it as a gift.
In these days, it is prescribed to increase the recitation of the talbiyah and the takbir, and likewise in the days of the festival; for they are days of eating, drinking, and the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) . In the days of the festival, it is prescribed to recite the takbir after the prayers—after the completion of the prayers—starting from the Day of 'Arafah: from the Fajr prayer of the Day of 'Arafah until the 'Asr prayer of the last of the days of Tashriq. It is recommended for him to recite the takbir after the prayers and at all times.
The one who intends to sacrifice does not take anything from his hair or his nails. So, if he intends to sacrifice, he does not take anything from his hair, his nails, or his skin during these ten days until he sacrifices. However, shaving and shortening the hair are not prohibited in this context; thus, if he has performed the tawaf and sa'y for 'Umrah, he may shave or shorten his hair. Likewise, in Hajj, on the day of the festival, if he stons the pillars, he may shave even if he has not sacrificed; for this is an independent act of worship.