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(Forgive the dignified for their slips); does this include the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is reported in the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Forgive the dignified for their slips, except in the hudud,أقيل ذوي الهيئات عثراتهم إلا في الحدود،
As for the hudud, they are not waived, but

Answer:
ta'zir (discretionary punishment) is possible.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2255 -2802] حديث (أقيلوا ذوي الهيئات عثراتهم)؛ هل يدخل في ذلك الحدود؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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