A man committed zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and the hadd (fixed punishment) was carried out against him; is the hadd an expiation for him even though he did not repent?
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The questioner : A man from the Sunnah era; we established the hadith against him, but the conditions of the state were not met.
The Shaykh : The conditions were not met.
The questioner : Yes, it was not as if a woman was available to him easily.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The solution is what he turned to.
The Shaykh : Yes, this serves as an expiation for what he committed initially. Then, if he commits zina a second time, he will be punished. This is the principle of expiation: this man was punished. If repentance is valid, there is no punishment for the person. Since this man was punished, the punishment serves as an expiation for him, just as repentance serves as an expiation for him.
The Shaykh : The conditions were not met.
The questioner : Yes, it was not as if a woman was available to him easily.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The solution is what he turned to.
The Shaykh : Yes, this serves as an expiation for what he committed initially. Then, if he commits zina a second time, he will be punished. This is the principle of expiation: this man was punished. If repentance is valid, there is no punishment for the person. Since this man was punished, the punishment serves as an expiation for him, just as repentance serves as an expiation for him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4384 - 4600 رجل وقع في الزنى وأقيم عليه الحد هل يكون الحد طهور له مع أنه لم يتب؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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