The effect of the victim’s pardon after the case has reached the police
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The questioner:
The questioner says: If the victim of the theft permits it and relinquishes his claim after the case has reached the police station.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If the victim of the theft permits it and relinquishes his claim after the case has reached the police station, is the hadd (fixed punishment) dropped or not?
The Shaykh:
If it reaches the police, it has reached the ruler, because the police are the ruler’s deputies. Therefore, there is no effect to a pardon after that, even if it is given to the police.
The questioner says: If the victim of the theft permits it and relinquishes his claim after the case has reached the police station.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If the victim of the theft permits it and relinquishes his claim after the case has reached the police station, is the hadd (fixed punishment) dropped or not?
The Shaykh:
If it reaches the police, it has reached the ruler, because the police are the ruler’s deputies. Therefore, there is no effect to a pardon after that, even if it is given to the police.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 095-كتاب الحدود - القطع في حد السرقة وحد قطع الطريق - 12-2-2 — archive.org (1:17:04)
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