Why is retaliation obligatory in the case of illicit intercourse, and forgiveness not permissible?
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The questioner : And what excludes this issue from the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:178] something, and He chose him with kindness? This is general.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And what caused this issue to be singled out?
The Shaykh : Illicit intercourse, because this aggression is an aggression that undermines security, so its right belongs to the Imam.
The questioner : But may Allah reward you, is there a proof from the Shari'ah that makes us exclude this issue based on the preservation of faith and the preservation of security?
The Shaykh : I do not recall anything at the moment, but there must be something in it; I do not remember it.
But whoever overlooks from his brother
فَمَنْ عُفِيَ لَهُ مِنْ أَخِيهِThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And what caused this issue to be singled out?
The Shaykh : Illicit intercourse, because this aggression is an aggression that undermines security, so its right belongs to the Imam.
The questioner : But may Allah reward you, is there a proof from the Shari'ah that makes us exclude this issue based on the preservation of faith and the preservation of security?
The Shaykh : I do not recall anything at the moment, but there must be something in it; I do not remember it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3516 - 4600 لماذا في قتل الغيلة يجب القصاص ولا يجوز العفو؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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