The indication of the verse that theft is more severe than unlawful sexual intercourse
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Mumtahanah 60:12], does this verse indicate that He the Exalted began with the more severe and then the less severe, such that theft is more severe than unlawful sexual intercourse?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because in one aspect it is more severe, because it is an encroachment on the wealth of people, an encroachment on the wealth of people. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: What is the truth?
The Shaykh:
And a breach of security. Theft has great harms. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
that they will not associate anything with Allah, nor will they steal, nor will they commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor will they kill their children
عَلَىٰ أَن لَّا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ وَلَا يَزْنِينَ وَلَا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّThe Shaykh:
Yes, because in one aspect it is more severe, because it is an encroachment on the wealth of people, an encroachment on the wealth of people. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: What is the truth?
The Shaykh:
And a breach of security. Theft has great harms. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1711- 4717هل يؤخذ من قوله:﴿ولا يسرقن ولا يزنين﴾أن السرقة أشد من الزنا لأن الله رتبها من الأشد للأخف — youtube.com
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