The ruling on applying the hadd punishment for false accusation of adultery to one who accuses a group
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, how is the hadd applied to one who accuses a group of people without specifying them?
Answer:
If the people of a town accuse this man of being a disbeliever, it is not possible that the entire town would agree on that; this is evidence of their lying. This is difficult to accept, because the circumstances indicate that they are lying. However, if a group is accused of committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) or liwat (sodomy), the punishment is carried out against them. If a group is accused of a disease, such as three, five, or ten people, where it is conceivable that they committed it, the hadd (fixed punishment) is applied to them. But if a group is accused of something that is not conceivable from them, because they would certainly be lying, they are excused, such as if the entire town were accused. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, how is the hadd applied to one who accuses a group of people without specifying them?
Answer:
If the people of a town accuse this man of being a disbeliever, it is not possible that the entire town would agree on that; this is evidence of their lying. This is difficult to accept, because the circumstances indicate that they are lying. However, if a group is accused of committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) or liwat (sodomy), the punishment is carried out against them. If a group is accused of a disease, such as three, five, or ten people, where it is conceivable that they committed it, the hadd (fixed punishment) is applied to them. But if a group is accused of something that is not conceivable from them, because they would certainly be lying, they are excused, such as if the entire town were accused. Yes.
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