The Effect of Carrying Out the Punishment in This World on the Punishment in the Hereafter
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the punishment in this world deter the sin in the hereafter, or is repentance during one's lifetime necessary?
Answer:
If he repents, Allah accepts his repentance. But if he does not repent and the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are carried out against him—if he does not repent and the hudud are carried out against him—the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) have differed on whether the punishment is repeated in the hereafter or whether carrying out the hudud in this world is sufficient. There are two positions among the scholars of knowledge: some say that if the hudud are carried out against him in this world, he will not be punished in the hereafter, because Allah does not combine two punishments for him. This is based on the view that the hudud are substantive, which they call substantive, meaning they expiate the sin.
The second position is that if it does not expiate the sin, he will be punished in the hereafter, even if the hudud were carried out against him in this world. This is based on the view that the hudud are deterrents and not a response, deterrents from crimes and not a response. Allah knows best. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does the punishment in this world deter the sin in the hereafter, or is repentance during one's lifetime necessary?
Answer:
If he repents, Allah accepts his repentance. But if he does not repent and the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) are carried out against him—if he does not repent and the hudud are carried out against him—the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) have differed on whether the punishment is repeated in the hereafter or whether carrying out the hudud in this world is sufficient. There are two positions among the scholars of knowledge: some say that if the hudud are carried out against him in this world, he will not be punished in the hereafter, because Allah does not combine two punishments for him. This is based on the view that the hudud are substantive, which they call substantive, meaning they expiate the sin.
The second position is that if it does not expiate the sin, he will be punished in the hereafter, even if the hudud were carried out against him in this world. This is based on the view that the hudud are deterrents and not a response, deterrents from crimes and not a response. Allah knows best. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (44:17)
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