Is it permissible for individuals to carry out the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) of killing a sorcerer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Is it permissible for a person to kill a sorcerer, and if he kills him, does he owe anything?
Answer:
The one who kills a sorcerer and enforces the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) is the one in authority. Is it permissible for individuals to kill or enforce the hudud? This is not permissible. This is within the jurisdiction of the one in authority, and a ruling must be issued by the court.
May Allah reward you. Is it permissible for a person to kill a sorcerer, and if he kills him, does he owe anything?
Answer:
The one who kills a sorcerer and enforces the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) is the one in authority. Is it permissible for individuals to kill or enforce the hudud? This is not permissible. This is within the jurisdiction of the one in authority, and a ruling must be issued by the court.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لأفراد الناس تنفيذ حد قتل الساحر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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