Is it sufficient to imprison a person who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) in lieu of banishment?
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Question:
Is it sufficient to imprison a person who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) in lieu of banishment?
Answer:
No. The Hanafis hold that banishment or exile is imprisonment, but the majority say no; banishment means expelling him from his town to another town so that his environment changes, so that he goes to people who do not know him, and so that he is removed from the place of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), in the hope that he will reform there. Yes.
Is it sufficient to imprison a person who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) in lieu of banishment?
Answer:
No. The Hanafis hold that banishment or exile is imprisonment, but the majority say no; banishment means expelling him from his town to another town so that his environment changes, so that he goes to people who do not know him, and so that he is removed from the place of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), in the hope that he will reform there. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجزئ في تغريب الزاني أن يودع في السجن؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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