Is it permissible to kill the married adulterer with a sword rather than by stoning?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to kill the married adulterer with a sword rather than by stoning?
The Shaykh:
Stoning is obligatory. Allah has ruled that he be stoned, so he is stoned and not killed with a sword. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are not changed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to kill the married adulterer with a sword rather than by stoning?
The Shaykh:
Stoning is obligatory. Allah has ruled that he be stoned, so he is stoned and not killed with a sword. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are not changed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2640 -3022] هل يجوز قتل الزاني المحصن بالسيف لا بالرجم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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