Stoning by firing a gun
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The questioner:
In the name of Allah. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In some countries, stoning is carried out by firing a gun. What is the ruling on this act? He says: May Allah reward you. In this time, stoning is done by firing a gun.
The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible. This is killing, not stoning. This is considered killing. The fornicator is killed, and the one who is stoned is killed, but with stones. He is killed with stones and not with anything else, not with a sword, not with a bullet, and not… Yes.
In the name of Allah. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In some countries, stoning is carried out by firing a gun. What is the ruling on this act? He says: May Allah reward you. In this time, stoning is done by firing a gun.
The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible. This is killing, not stoning. This is considered killing. The fornicator is killed, and the one who is stoned is killed, but with stones. He is killed with stones and not with anything else, not with a sword, not with a bullet, and not… Yes.
Source
شرح عمدة الأحكام، تتمة كتاب الحدود - باب حدّ السّرقة — islamhouse.com (1:05:03)
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