Reasons for the non-application of hudud (fixed punishments) and qasamah (oath-taking)
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The questioner:
It was asked: Shaykh, why do we no longer hear about it in the present time? Are its conditions too difficult, or is there another reason?
The Shaykh:
You are required to hear about it. Qasamah is being carried out now; it has been carried out how many times, and you do not know about it. Yes.
The questioner:
The same is the case with the amputation of the hand of the driver in the Maghrib prayer.
The Shaykh:
I have not heard that in this week the hands of three drivers were cut off, praise be to Allah for this blessing. So the hudud are being carried out, praise be to Allah, or you must hear about them; they are being carried out, praise be to Allah.
It was asked: Shaykh, why do we no longer hear about it in the present time? Are its conditions too difficult, or is there another reason?
The Shaykh:
You are required to hear about it. Qasamah is being carried out now; it has been carried out how many times, and you do not know about it. Yes.
The questioner:
The same is the case with the amputation of the hand of the driver in the Maghrib prayer.
The Shaykh:
I have not heard that in this week the hands of three drivers were cut off, praise be to Allah for this blessing. So the hudud are being carried out, praise be to Allah, or you must hear about them; they are being carried out, praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 80 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الديات|باب كفارة القتل|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:25)
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