The Ruling on Carrying Out the Punishment for Drinking Intoxicants in the Public Square
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The questioner:
We have heard about the existence of intoxicants, and we hear of many people consuming them, but we have not heard that the punishment for drinking intoxicants has been carried out on anyone.
The Shaykh:
In fact, punishments are frequently carried out here; punishments for drinking intoxicants are frequently carried out, but I think they are not carried out in the public square here. They may be carried out around the prisons, around their prisons.
The presenter:
In the public square.
The Shaykh:
Around their prisons. If it were carried out there for an hour, it would be clearer for the people and a stronger deterrent for the people. Perhaps it is the state's legislation, if Allah wills, to do this so that they may be treated as they treat thieves, murderers, and their like. Yes.
We have heard about the existence of intoxicants, and we hear of many people consuming them, but we have not heard that the punishment for drinking intoxicants has been carried out on anyone.
The Shaykh:
In fact, punishments are frequently carried out here; punishments for drinking intoxicants are frequently carried out, but I think they are not carried out in the public square here. They may be carried out around the prisons, around their prisons.
The presenter:
In the public square.
The Shaykh:
Around their prisons. If it were carried out there for an hour, it would be clearer for the people and a stronger deterrent for the people. Perhaps it is the state's legislation, if Allah wills, to do this so that they may be treated as they treat thieves, murderers, and their like. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 21 لماذا لا يقام حد شرب الخمر على المتعاطين؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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