The Implication of the Hadith: "Perhaps You Kissed, or Pinched, or Picked Up"
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Question:
The Shaykh informed you, may Allah guide you. Does the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Perhaps you kissed, or pinched, or picked up," serve as evidence for the wording of the hadd (fixed punishment), or only for knowing the reality of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)?
Answer:
It indicates that the hadd is not obligatory except for the reality of zina, and that what is less than the reality of zina among the forbidden acts is considered a sin for which one is only subject to ta'zir (discretionary punishment).
The Shaykh informed you, may Allah guide you. Does the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Perhaps you kissed, or pinched, or picked up," serve as evidence for the wording of the hadd (fixed punishment), or only for knowing the reality of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)?
Answer:
It indicates that the hadd is not obligatory except for the reality of zina, and that what is less than the reality of zina among the forbidden acts is considered a sin for which one is only subject to ta'zir (discretionary punishment).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 83 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حد الزنا|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:28)
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