The Implementation of the Punishment for Drinking Intoxicants
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Question:
We have heard about the existence of intoxicants, and we hear of many people consuming them, but we have not heard that the punishment for drinking intoxicants has been carried out on anyone.
Answer:
The hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are not frequently carried out there; the hudud for drinking intoxicants are frequently carried out. However, I think they are not carried out in the public square here. They may be carried out around the prisons, around their prisons. If they were carried out here in the hour of justice, it would be clearer for the people and a stronger deterrent for them. Perhaps it is the state's legislation, if Allah wills, to do so, so that they may be treated as they treat thieves, murderers, and their like. Yes.
We have heard about the existence of intoxicants, and we hear of many people consuming them, but we have not heard that the punishment for drinking intoxicants has been carried out on anyone.
Answer:
The hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are not frequently carried out there; the hudud for drinking intoxicants are frequently carried out. However, I think they are not carried out in the public square here. They may be carried out around the prisons, around their prisons. If they were carried out here in the hour of justice, it would be clearer for the people and a stronger deterrent for them. Perhaps it is the state's legislation, if Allah wills, to do so, so that they may be treated as they treat thieves, murderers, and their like. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٦٩ — archive.org (26:26)
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