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Is it permissible for a master to execute the hadd (fixed punishment) on a slave, based on the killing of Hafsah’s slave who practiced sorcery on her?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: It is established that Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, killed a slave of hers who had practiced sorcery on her. Does this mean it is permissible for a master to execute the hadd of killing on a slave?

Answer:
Yes, the execution of hudud (fixed punishments) on slaves by their masters; they are the ones who execute the hudud upon them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2801 -3022] هل يجوز للسيد أن يقيم الحد على المملوك استدلالا بقتل حفصة لجاريتها التي سحرتها؟ — youtube.com

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