A man raped a woman and then repented; is the hadd (fixed punishment) dropped from him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man violated a woman's honor by force, then fled and was pursued, and then repented with a sincere repentance, and then was captured after his repentance, is the hadd dropped from him due to his repentance before he was caught?
Answer:
If he repented with a valid repentance before he was captured, the hadd is dropped from him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man violated a woman's honor by force, then fled and was pursued, and then repented with a sincere repentance, and then was captured after his repentance, is the hadd dropped from him due to his repentance before he was caught?
Answer:
If he repented with a valid repentance before he was captured, the hadd is dropped from him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2392 -2802] رجل اغتصب امرأة ثم تاب، هل يسقط عنه الحد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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