I asked Abu Abdullah (as), "Who is responsible for carrying out the legal punishments (hudud) -the ruler or the judge?" Imam (as) replied: "The implementation of the legal punishments belongs to the one who holds the…
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Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh · Volume 4 · Section 17 · 15 narrations
a man brought another man to Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, this man claimed that he had a wet dream involving my mother." Commander of the Faithful (as) replied: "A dream is like…
Read the full narration →"O' Commander of the Faithful, judge between us." Commander of the Faithful (as) replied: "Injustice in this matter is like injustice in legal rulings. Convey to your teacher on my behalf that if he strikes you more than…
Read the full narration →"All those who commit major sins (kabaʾir), if the legal punishment (Hadd) is carried out on them twice, they are to be executed on the third offense."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5139 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever we strike with a legal punishment (hadd) from the punishments of Allah (swt) and he dies, there is no blood money (diyyah) upon us. But whoever we strike…
Read the full narration →A man came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and said: "My mother does not resist the hand of one who touches her." The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Then confine…
Read the full narration →"The legal punishments (hudud) that are the rights of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, cannot be pardoned except by the Imam. However, when it comes to the rights of people in a legal punishment, there is no harm if…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5142 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a man who said to a woman, "O' adulteress," and she replied: "You are more adulterous than me." Imam (as) said: "She is subject to the legal punishment…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5143 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "It is not permissible for a ruler who believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day to administer more than ten lashes except in the case of…
Read the full narration →"The hand of a thief is not to be cut off during a year of famine for stealing anything edible, such as bread, meat, or cucumbers."
Read the full narration →I was with Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) when a letter from Hisham ibn Abd Al-Malik arrived regarding a man who had exhumed the grave of a woman, stolen her clothes, and committed intercourse with her.…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5146 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Avert prescribed punishments through doubts. There is no intercession, no guarantee, and no oath in matters of prescribed punishments."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5147 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was presented with a man who had…
Read the full narration →"In the book of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), it is mentioned that He (as) would administer punishment using a whip, half a whip, or even a part of it - meaning in the legal punishments (hudud) when a young boy or girl,…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5149 - Commander of the Faithful (as) delivered a sermon to the people and said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has set boundaries, so do not transgress them. He (swt) has made obligations, so do…
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