What is the ruling on establishing the crime of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) through modern imaging methods?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is the hadd (fixed punishment) for zina carried out if it is established through imaging by what is called video? Hmm? Is the hadd for zina carried out if it is established, he says, through imaging by what is called a video camera?
The Shaykh:
I mean, his intention is: if the hadd is carried out against him, is it considered imaging?
The questioner:
Is the hadd established by imaging?
The Shaykh:
Yes, I mean, it would be evidence if it were evidence. Yes. No, it does not become so. Read the hadith: "Avert the hadd punishments by doubts." Imaging can be forged and can be fabricated. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is the hadd (fixed punishment) for zina carried out if it is established through imaging by what is called video? Hmm? Is the hadd for zina carried out if it is established, he says, through imaging by what is called a video camera?
The Shaykh:
I mean, his intention is: if the hadd is carried out against him, is it considered imaging?
The questioner:
Is the hadd established by imaging?
The Shaykh:
Yes, I mean, it would be evidence if it were evidence. Yes. No, it does not become so. Read the hadith: "Avert the hadd punishments by doubts." Imaging can be forged and can be fabricated. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2057 -3022] ما حكم ثبوت جريمة الزنا بوسائل التصوير الحديثة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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