The dropping of the hadd punishment for killing after appealing to the ruler
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Regarding the hadd of killing, it is always, after mentioning… The questioner says: The hadd of killing, like the hadd of theft, does not drop after appealing to the ruler.
The Shaykh:
Killing, my brother, is qisas (retaliation in kind). This is qisas, which is a right belonging to the created being. So if he forgives it, there is no harm. As for the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) that belong to Allah the Exalted, these do not drop once they reach the ruler. But if they do not reach the ruler and he covers it up, then covering it up is required. Whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him. But on the condition that he does not repeat it, and that he is not one who openly exposes himself to sin. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
A thousand, a thousand. If it is in the street, it is not in the house. You took it or heard it from the livestock enclosure. The car is the same. If it is inside the house, this is a secure place. But if it is outside the house in the street, it is not secured. Yes.
The questioner says: Regarding the hadd of killing, it is always, after mentioning… The questioner says: The hadd of killing, like the hadd of theft, does not drop after appealing to the ruler.
The Shaykh:
Killing, my brother, is qisas (retaliation in kind). This is qisas, which is a right belonging to the created being. So if he forgives it, there is no harm. As for the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) that belong to Allah the Exalted, these do not drop once they reach the ruler. But if they do not reach the ruler and he covers it up, then covering it up is required. Whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him. But on the condition that he does not repeat it, and that he is not one who openly exposes himself to sin. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
A thousand, a thousand. If it is in the street, it is not in the house. You took it or heard it from the livestock enclosure. The car is the same. If it is inside the house, this is a secure place. But if it is outside the house in the street, it is not secured. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 095-كتاب الحدود - القطع في حد السرقة وحد قطع الطريق - 12-2-2 — archive.org (1:09:16)
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