If a fixed punishment (hadd) is to be carried out against someone, is it obligatory that he be aware of the specific punishment, or is knowledge of the prohibition sufficient?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it obligatory to know the specific punishment, or is it sufficient to know that the act is forbidden, even if one does not know the specific punishment?
Answer:
The discussion is not about knowledge of the specific punishment, but about knowledge of the prohibition. If he knows that this act is forbidden and that the hadd is to be carried out for it, then yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it obligatory to know the specific punishment, or is it sufficient to know that the act is forbidden, even if one does not know the specific punishment?
Answer:
The discussion is not about knowledge of the specific punishment, but about knowledge of the prohibition. If he knows that this act is forbidden and that the hadd is to be carried out for it, then yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2300 -2802] من يقام عليه الحد هل يلزم أن يكون عالما بالحد أم يكفي العلم بالتحريم؟ — youtube.com
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