The Ruling on Imprisoning the Sinner Before the Issuance of the Sharia Ruling
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the basis for imprisoning the sinner, given that the Sunnah only mentions the pledge of allegiance?
Answer:
It may be for the purpose of verifying his case. Imprisoning him is to verify his case so that he does not flee until the Sharia ruling is issued against him. There is no harm in that; there is no harm in imprisoning him until either a hadd (fixed punishment) is established against him, or nothing is established against him and he is released. If people were left alone, no, corruption would spread. Therefore, there is a public benefit in imprisonment. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the basis for imprisoning the sinner, given that the Sunnah only mentions the pledge of allegiance?
Answer:
It may be for the purpose of verifying his case. Imprisoning him is to verify his case so that he does not flee until the Sharia ruling is issued against him. There is no harm in that; there is no harm in imprisoning him until either a hadd (fixed punishment) is established against him, or nothing is established against him and he is released. If people were left alone, no, corruption would spread. Therefore, there is a public benefit in imprisonment. Yes.
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