The status of insurance as an alternative to aqilah for diyat payments pertaining to road accidents

• Main Authors: Muhammad Husni, Ahmad, Omar, Anwar Fakhri, Alias, Muhammad Nazir, Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2013
• Subjects: HB126.4 Islamic Economics; HG8719 Islamic Insurance Takaful; KBP425 Uṣūl al-fiqh. Jurisprudence and theory of law. Science of legal reasoning.
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69978/1/1-%202013%20-%20%288-13%29%20The%20Status%20of%20Insurance%20as%20an%20Alternative%20to%20Aqilah%20for%20Diyat%20Payments%20Pertaining%20to%20Road%20Accidents.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69978/; https://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=ibm.2013.8.13
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In some Islamic countries, traffic accidents are categorised as unintentional harm or fatality cases. The laws of these countries allow for the aggrieved party to demand diyat (compensation for the loss suffered) from the offender that may be paid by their aqilah (in its original context, means comm...