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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The application of the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) to the one who confesses and the one who denies

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Question:
If the fornicator confesses and the fornicatress denies, is the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) applied to both of them?

Answer:
It is applied to the one who confesses, and it is not applied to the one who did not confess.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الحدود : باب حد الزاني — islamhouse.com (12:29)

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