Repentance of the fornicator caught in the act of fornication
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The questioner:
If a fornicator is caught in the act of fornication, is repentance applicable here?
The Shaykh:
No, there is no one for whom repentance applies in this case? Repentance is between him and Allah. The hadd (fixed punishment) is carried out against him, and it is valid. If the people or the authority or anyone else detains him, he is not considered a repentant person; he is detained, and the hadd is carried out against him in any case. There is no way out except carrying out the hadd against him.
The questioner:
He is stoned to death.
The Shaykh:
According to the Sunnah of Bakr, if he is a virgin, he is flogged one hundred lashes, and if he is a married man, he is stoned until he dies.
If a fornicator is caught in the act of fornication, is repentance applicable here?
The Shaykh:
No, there is no one for whom repentance applies in this case? Repentance is between him and Allah. The hadd (fixed punishment) is carried out against him, and it is valid. If the people or the authority or anyone else detains him, he is not considered a repentant person; he is detained, and the hadd is carried out against him in any case. There is no way out except carrying out the hadd against him.
The questioner:
He is stoned to death.
The Shaykh:
According to the Sunnah of Bakr, if he is a virgin, he is flogged one hundred lashes, and if he is a married man, he is stoned until he dies.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الحدود : باب حد الزاني — islamhouse.com (13:55)
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