How is killing an innocent person under threat to oneself assessed?
Azimah and Rukhsah: Original Rulings, Excuses, and Two Forms of Concession
- Severe coercion removes the prohibition from every forbidden act
- Unlawful homicide is a routine illustration of concession by permissibility
- Unlawful killing does not become generally permissible through coercion
- Taking another life under coercion is legally identical to property damage