Leaving the punishment for false accusation of zina for the hypocrites
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! Are not the hypocrites Muslims in appearance, and do the rulings of the Shari'ah apply to them? So why did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) leave their punishment, even though it is not his affair to name or identify them?
Answer:
The rulings of the Shari'ah apply to them, there is no doubt, except in the matter of the punishment for false accusation of zina. This is a specific exception to the application of the rulings of the Shari'ah to them. Some scholars say that he left the implementation of the punishment against them because they had followers and supporters, and if the punishment had been carried out against them, it would have caused fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from their people. So, to avert the fitnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left them alone. It is sufficient that the warning mentioned in the Qur'an regarding them is enough. The warning that Allah poured upon them and the disgrace that befell them is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! Are not the hypocrites Muslims in appearance, and do the rulings of the Shari'ah apply to them? So why did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) leave their punishment, even though it is not his affair to name or identify them?
Answer:
The rulings of the Shari'ah apply to them, there is no doubt, except in the matter of the punishment for false accusation of zina. This is a specific exception to the application of the rulings of the Shari'ah to them. Some scholars say that he left the implementation of the punishment against them because they had followers and supporters, and if the punishment had been carried out against them, it would have caused fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from their people. So, to avert the fitnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left them alone. It is sufficient that the warning mentioned in the Qur'an regarding them is enough. The warning that Allah poured upon them and the disgrace that befell them is sufficient. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد القذف — islamhouse.com (1:05:08)
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