Is it permissible for the total of discretionary punishments to exceed the prescribed limit?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you. If a person commits some violations, meaning the total of the violations is condemned by the Shari'ah, and the judge comes and rules against them, for example, fifty lashes for each violation, or twenty-five lashes with such and such, so that the total of the whole becomes three hundred lashes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, but it must be separated. If there is a fear for his safety, it must be separated.
The questioner : What do you mean?
The Shaykh : It is separated, meaning it is not combined into three hundred pounds.
The questioner : For example, it is set at twenty-five.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If it is among the questions.
The Shaykh : It is separated so that it does not exceed the prescribed limit. It must be separated so that it does not exceed the prescribed limit. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, but it must be separated. If there is a fear for his safety, it must be separated.
The questioner : What do you mean?
The Shaykh : It is separated, meaning it is not combined into three hundred pounds.
The questioner : For example, it is set at twenty-five.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If it is among the questions.
The Shaykh : It is separated so that it does not exceed the prescribed limit. It must be separated so that it does not exceed the prescribed limit. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 552- هل يجوز أن يزيد مجموع التعزيرات على الحد المشروع؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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