Is the implementation of hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments) the responsibility of the one in authority?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the killing of one who insults Allah or insults the Messenger carried out by the one in authority?
Answer:
Without a doubt, only the one in authority implements the hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments); individuals do not implement them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the killing of one who insults Allah or insults the Messenger carried out by the one in authority?
Answer:
Without a doubt, only the one in authority implements the hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments); individuals do not implement them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2403 -2802] هل إقامة الحدود تكون على ولي الأمر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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