The Repentance of Highway Robbers and Their Surrender
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah honor you, is it necessary for the highway robbers to register themselves in order to indicate their repentance, or is it sufficient for them to disperse and cease their activities?
Answer:
No, they must surrender themselves, and it is assumed that they are sincere unless they surrender themselves and come with regret. As for merely dispersing, that does not indicate their repentance; it may be a plot.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah honor you, is it necessary for the highway robbers to register themselves in order to indicate their repentance, or is it sufficient for them to disperse and cease their activities?
Answer:
No, they must surrender themselves, and it is assumed that they are sincere unless they surrender themselves and come with regret. As for merely dispersing, that does not indicate their repentance; it may be a plot.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 85 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حد السرقة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:22)
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