Is it permissible to use the term "Allah's deputy in His creation" for one who enforces the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to apply the description "Allah's deputy in His creation" to one who enforces the hudud?
Answer:
No one is a deputy for Allah, so one does not say "Allah's deputy" or "Allah's caliph." Rather, one says "the one in authority," "the sultan," or "the sultan's deputy." Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to apply the description "Allah's deputy in His creation" to one who enforces the hudud?
Answer:
No one is a deputy for Allah, so one does not say "Allah's deputy" or "Allah's caliph." Rather, one says "the one in authority," "the sultan," or "the sultan's deputy." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2301 -2802] هل يصح إطلاق لفظ "نائب الله في خلقه" على من يقيم الحدود؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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