U-14 Right of Defense: A Comparative Study of Islamic Law and Western Law

Mushtaq Ahmed,Ataur Rehman,Muhammad Zikria

doi:10.53575/u14.v4.02(20).208-221

Abstract

Haqq-e-Difa—Right of defense has been equally discussed in Islamic and contemporary western laws as a deserving right or to some extent an obligation on the part of a person to defend himself or his property or his chastity against any sort of offence. Both the aforesaid unanimously legitimate the defendant to exercise any mean or force to repel and turn back the offender. They argue that the defendant will bear no criminal responsibility if his defending measurements lead to grave and sever injuries or even to the assassination of the offender. The word Haqq-e-Difa is rarely found with the early Muslim Jurists. On contrary, they use the word “Dam-al-sail” which means the legitimation of the bloodshed of the offender. Later on the word “Haqq-e-difa” came into use as a synonym of “Dam-al-sail” in juristic and legal connotations.

Highlights

Haqq-e-Difa—Right of defense has been discussed in Islamic and contemporary western laws as a deserving right or to some extent an obligation on the part of a person to defend himself or his property or his chastity against any sort of offence
‫ہو تو اس صورت میں اس خاتون پر اس شخص کا قتل کر دینا واج ہوگا۔ کیونکہ کسی غیر کو اپنے اوپر غلبہ اور تسلط دینا از روئے شرع حام‬
‫‪“The general rules under California self-defense law is that you can only be‬‬ ‫‪allowed to use as much force as is necessary to combat the force being used‬‬ ‫‪against you”.34‬‬

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Introduction

Haqq-e-Difa—Right of defense has been discussed in Islamic and contemporary western laws as a deserving right or to some extent an obligation on the part of a person to defend himself or his property or his chastity against any sort of offence. ‫دوسریجگہارشادہے‪:‬‬ ‫(ولا تلقو بایدیکم الی التهلکة)‪"2‬یعنیخودکواپنیہاتھوںہلاکتمیںمڈالو"۔اسکامطلبیہہےکہنہتوخودکوئیایساقدماٹھاؤ‬ ‫جو تمہاری ہلاکت پر منتج ہو اور نہ شخص غیر کی اعتدا کی صورت میں اپنے دفاع سے غافل رہو ‪ ،‬ت اآنکہ تمہیں قتل کر دے تکا تمہارے دیکھا‬ ‫ہو تو اس صورت میں اس خاتون پر اس شخص کا قتل کر دینا واج ہوگا۔ کیونکہ کسی غیر کو اپنے اوپر غلبہ اور تسلط دینا از روئے شرع حام‬

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