The Ruling on Financial Fines in Lands Not Governed by the Shari'ah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner from outside this country says: We are in a land that is not governed by the Shari'ah, so cases of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and qadhf (falsely accusing someone of zina) occur among Muslims. What is the ruling if we rule that they must pay financial compensation to the one accused or to the husband whose wife committed zina, while informing people that Allah’s ruling is such and such, but we only rule with these fines because that is what is possible? He asks: Is this ruling by other than what Allah has revealed?
Answer:
Yes, do not rule, my brother, do not rule by other than what Allah has revealed. Allah has not burdened you with judging between people by other than the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner from outside this country says: We are in a land that is not governed by the Shari'ah, so cases of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and qadhf (falsely accusing someone of zina) occur among Muslims. What is the ruling if we rule that they must pay financial compensation to the one accused or to the husband whose wife committed zina, while informing people that Allah’s ruling is such and such, but we only rule with these fines because that is what is possible? He asks: Is this ruling by other than what Allah has revealed?
Answer:
Yes, do not rule, my brother, do not rule by other than what Allah has revealed. Allah has not burdened you with judging between people by other than the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:06:45)
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