'Umar ibn al-Khattab suspending the punishment for theft in the Year of the Drought
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Question:
The questioner says: We hear that some writers say that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) suspended the implementation of the punishment for theft in the Year of the Drought. Is this correct?
Answer:
Yes, in the year of famine, the Year of the Drought, yes, because the people needed, they had a dire necessity, this falls under the category of dire necessity,[Al-An'am 6:119], they needed to eat from the wealth of others out of dire necessity. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says, except what you are compelled to eat. This was the view of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), yes.
The questioner says: We hear that some writers say that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) suspended the implementation of the punishment for theft in the Year of the Drought. Is this correct?
Answer:
Yes, in the year of famine, the Year of the Drought, yes, because the people needed, they had a dire necessity, this falls under the category of dire necessity,
excepting that to which you are compelled
إِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 095-كتاب الحدود - القطع في حد السرقة وحد قطع الطريق - 12-2-2 — archive.org (1:19:14)
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