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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The thief’s confession against others in the gang

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Question:
And if you associate partners with Allah. If it is established that the driver is one of a large group of thieves, and the women objected to their leader who led them in the theft, what is the ruling?

Answer:
His confession against others is not accepted; only his confession against himself is accepted. His confession against others is not accepted. Yes, but his confession against others falls under the category of shubhah (a doubtful matter) and the category of qarinah (circumstantial evidence) that necessitates questioning that other person and conducting an investigation with him. However, the hadd (fixed punishment) is not established against him solely on the basis of another person’s confession against him. Yes.
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 (1:06:46)

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