Combining the hadith “Do not punish with the punishment of Allah” with the statement of some of the Companions regarding the burning of the sodomite

The questioner : How is it derived from the hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) meaning by fire? Is this hadith understood to refer to punishment only, or to killing? That is, if the one in authority, for example, sees that one should be killed by fire, he kills him and does not punish him.

The Shaykh : This is a matter of family law.

The presenter : Yes.

The Shaykh : This is the apparent action of the Companions, but the fact that 'Amir ibn Abi Talib agreed with Ibn 'Abbas in this when he killed those who came to him and said to him, “You are the Lord,” or words to that effect, by burning them with fire. Ibn 'Abbas said that 'Ali disapproved of Ibn al-Fadl regarding the matter of the women. So this indicates that he agreed, but the action of Ibn 'Umar, 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, and Hisham ibn Abi al-Malik, may Allah preserve them, indicates that if the deterrent effect of burning is greater, there is no harm, and that this is not a punishment, but rather killing by this method.