The Ruling on Carrying Out the Fixed Punishments (Hudud) on Sons and Daughters
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a person to carry out the fixed punishments (hudud) on the sons and daughters under his care?
Answer:
No, that is specific to him. It is my money. As for the sons and daughters, the ruler, the one in authority, imposes the stricter punishment on them. However, discipline and correction are the right of the head of the household to discipline his children. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Strike them, strike them for those who are ten years old.” Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:34] “Then leave them in their beds [alone], and strike them.” [An-Nisa 4:34] Discretionary punishment is permissible. A husband strikes his wife to discipline her, a teacher strikes a student to educate him, and a father strikes his children to raise them. As for the fixed punishments, no, only the one in authority imposes them.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a person to carry out the fixed punishments (hudud) on the sons and daughters under his care?
Answer:
No, that is specific to him. It is my money. As for the sons and daughters, the ruler, the one in authority, imposes the stricter punishment on them. However, discipline and correction are the right of the head of the household to discipline his children. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Strike them, strike them for those who are ten years old.” Allah the Exalted said:
But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance
وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّforsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them
وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ
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