Is the hadd punishment obligatory for one who repents from drinking intoxicants?
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Question:
What is the ruling for one who drinks intoxicants and then repents? Is the hadd obligatory upon him? And what does he do if he does not find anyone to flog him? And that is because
Answer:
if he repents to Allah before it reaches the ruler, that is good and best for him; he repents and covers himself, and there is no hadd upon him, no hadd upon him; he covers himself. But if it reaches the ruler, the hadd must be established, even if he repents, for a repentance does not drop the hadd after it has reached him and been established, because it is established with the ruler; it is not permissible to drop it after its establishment. Yes.
What is the ruling for one who drinks intoxicants and then repents? Is the hadd obligatory upon him? And what does he do if he does not find anyone to flog him? And that is because
Answer:
if he repents to Allah before it reaches the ruler, that is good and best for him; he repents and covers himself, and there is no hadd upon him, no hadd upon him; he covers himself. But if it reaches the ruler, the hadd must be established, even if he repents, for a repentance does not drop the hadd after it has reached him and been established, because it is established with the ruler; it is not permissible to drop it after its establishment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجب الحد على من تاب عن شرب الخمر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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