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One Who Takes His Right To Retaliation Without The Involvement Of The Ruler

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Darussalam · Volume 5

The Book Of Oaths(Qasâmah)[1] RetaliationAnd Blood Money

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الحديث: 4860 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 61

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4864. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever looks into a house without the permission of the occupants and they put out his eye, he has no right to blood money or retaliation." (Sahîh)

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4860 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنِ اطَّلَعَ فِي بَيْتِ قَوْمٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمْ فَفَقَئُوا عَيْنَهُ، فَلَا دِيَةَ لَهُ، وَلَا قِصَاصَ»

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Imâm Bukhârî (May Allâh's mercy be upon him) has a similar chapter. But the fact of the matter is that there is room for taking retributions in things less than the life or limb. Likewise, one might obtain one's right in monetary matters, but the implementation of the prescribed legal punishments (Hudûd) and retribution is the responsibility of the government. Otherwise, such a thing might cause civil strife. If people resort to killing on their own, chopping off hands and feet, or extinguishing the light of eyes, then how would the atmosphere of peace prevail? So far as this Tradition is concerned, several people of knowledge have ascribed it to upbraiding or rebuking. Allâh's Messenger ﷺ himself did not act upon it literally. He sufficed it to merely rebuking him.