Is it permissible to give a narcotic to a person who is to be executed for qisas (retaliation in kind) before his execution?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give a narcotic to the one from whom qisas is being taken before he is killed?
Answer:
No, no, it is not given, it is not given. Rather, qisas is carried out upon him as Allah and His Messenger commanded, and nothing is given to him that would make the execution of qisas upon him easier. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give a narcotic to the one from whom qisas is being taken before he is killed?
Answer:
No, no, it is not given, it is not given. Rather, qisas is carried out upon him as Allah and His Messenger commanded, and nothing is given to him that would make the execution of qisas upon him easier. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2643 -3022] هل يجوز أن يُعطى من سيقتل قصاصا مخدرا قبل قتله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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