The Ruling on Theft in the Sacred Precinct
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Question:
What is the ruling on those who come to the Sacred Precinct in order to steal from people?
Answer:
These people commit a major sin among the major sins and disobey Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in the Sacred Precinct. Disobedience in the Sacred Precinct, and theft in the Sacred Precinct, is more severe than disobedience outside the Sacred Precinct. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hajj 22:25] We will make them taste a severe punishment. Theft is a form of transgression in the Sacred Precinct. So its perpetrator deserves severe punishment. And if theft is established against him by his confession or by the testimony of witnesses, then his hand is cut off. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:38] And Allah is Almighty, Wise. Yes.
What is the ruling on those who come to the Sacred Precinct in order to steal from people?
Answer:
These people commit a major sin among the major sins and disobey Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in the Sacred Precinct. Disobedience in the Sacred Precinct, and theft in the Sacred Precinct, is more severe than disobedience outside the Sacred Precinct. Allah the Exalted said:
and [from] al-Masjid al-Haram, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside; and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing
وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ الَّذِي جَعَلْنَاهُ لِلنَّاسِ سَوَاءً الْعَاكِفُ فِيهِ وَالْبَادِ وَمَن يُرِدْ فِيهِ بِإِلْحَادٍ بِظُلْمٍ[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah
وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 84 من 102|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة البقرة|221-222|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:30)
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