The Ruling on Applying the Punishment for Zina in the Lands
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, it is observed in recent times
The Shaykh:
the non-application of the punishment for zina, for the married, and that if the spread of zina in society means the spread of corruption
The questioner:
in it, then what are the reasons behind the non-application of Allah’s law in this regard?
The Shaykh:
What is that? It is applied, praise be to Allah. The married adulterer is stoned in this land, and the unmarried is flogged. So the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are established, praise be to Allah. As for if you mean other lands, I do not know about them, but in our land, praise be to Allah, the hudud are carried out. This is what distinguishes it from other lands of the world, praise be to Allah. O Allah, to You is the praise. Yes, we ask Allah to make this blessing permanent for this land and to guide the rest of the lands of the Muslims to rule by the law of Allah and to execute the hudud. Ha.
Honorable Shaykh, it is observed in recent times
The Shaykh:
the non-application of the punishment for zina, for the married, and that if the spread of zina in society means the spread of corruption
The questioner:
in it, then what are the reasons behind the non-application of Allah’s law in this regard?
The Shaykh:
What is that? It is applied, praise be to Allah. The married adulterer is stoned in this land, and the unmarried is flogged. So the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are established, praise be to Allah. As for if you mean other lands, I do not know about them, but in our land, praise be to Allah, the hudud are carried out. This is what distinguishes it from other lands of the world, praise be to Allah. O Allah, to You is the praise. Yes, we ask Allah to make this blessing permanent for this land and to guide the rest of the lands of the Muslims to rule by the law of Allah and to execute the hudud. Ha.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الحضانة — islamhouse.com (27:54)
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