Feasibility of receiving financial atonements and using it in certain cases by the Islamic State

Document Type : Original Article

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low department i.u.almostafa

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Observing the sources of Fiqh and the words of the Fiqh scholars indicates that the subject of atonement is merely considered as an individual worship. While, if it is viewed from the perspective of political Fiqh, instead of being as an individual worship, first and foremost, with regard to its social effects, it should be regarded as a social and governmental affairs. Therefore, the Islamic State can receive funds and goods of atonements which are from the punishment aspect, and spend them in Shari'a affairs. To prove the hypothesis, the descriptive analysis method is used. Also, the sayings of the Fiqh scholars and the methods of Tanqih-e manat (Sprawling areas) and abandonment of the property of the similar Fiqh subject in Ijtihad has been used. Moreover, the non-litigation and reputation of giving the financial atonements as one of the financial resources of the Islamic State is of the theoretical foundations of this viewpoint. The ultimate goal of this idea is to institutionalize this subject legally and organizing it in related government organs.

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