The Ruling on Implementing the Fixed Punishments in Lands Where They Are Not Implemented
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we are in a country where the fixed punishments are not implemented, such as the punishment for the apostate, is it permissible for us, if apostasy becomes widespread, to kill every person who apostatizes without the permission of the Imam?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible for you. The fixed punishments are a matter of disorder. However, you are required to forbid what is wrong to the best of your ability. As for implementing the fixed punishments, no, they are not implemented except by the order of the ruler. But it may be said that the communities in the lands of disbelief, if they have a leader and an Islamic center, and this center has a leader, then this person takes the place of the Imam, acting as a deputy for the Imam of the Muslims, such as the secretary.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if we are in a country where the fixed punishments are not implemented, such as the punishment for the apostate, is it permissible for us, if apostasy becomes widespread, to kill every person who apostatizes without the permission of the Imam?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible for you. The fixed punishments are a matter of disorder. However, you are required to forbid what is wrong to the best of your ability. As for implementing the fixed punishments, no, they are not implemented except by the order of the ruler. But it may be said that the communities in the lands of disbelief, if they have a leader and an Islamic center, and this center has a leader, then this person takes the place of the Imam, acting as a deputy for the Imam of the Muslims, such as the secretary.
Source
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