What is the ruling on using severe means to force an accused person to confess, even if nothing is proven against him?
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Question:
What is the ruling on using severe and strong means to force an accused person to confess, such as beating him or otherwise, and if nothing is proven against him afterwards, what is the ruling?
Answer:
This depends on the circumstances and evidence. If there is evidence indicating the strength of the accusation, and beating him leads to the truth, and the accusation is strong, then there is no harm in it; there is no harm in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the Jew who denied the money be beaten; he ordered Ali to beat him until he confessed to the money. If there is a strong accusation against him and he refuses to confess, then there is no harm in beating him out of necessity in this situation. Yes.
What is the ruling on using severe and strong means to force an accused person to confess, such as beating him or otherwise, and if nothing is proven against him afterwards, what is the ruling?
Answer:
This depends on the circumstances and evidence. If there is evidence indicating the strength of the accusation, and beating him leads to the truth, and the accusation is strong, then there is no harm in it; there is no harm in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the Jew who denied the money be beaten; he ordered Ali to beat him until he confessed to the money. If there is a strong accusation against him and he refuses to confess, then there is no harm in beating him out of necessity in this situation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم استخدام وسائل شديدة لحمل المتهم على الاعتراف حتى إن لم يُثبت عليه شيء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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