Is there evidence for imprisonment in the case of suspicion, and is there evidence for it?
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The questioner: My Shaykh, one of the students of knowledge said that he conducted an investigation and did not find, meaning, any text in the Shari'ah regarding imprisonment in the case of suspicion. This is the investigation.
The Shaykh: No, this statement is not correct.
The questioner: There is nothing of this kind.
The Shaykh: It would have been found in "Sunan Abu Dawud."
The questioner: Yes, what is it?
The Shaykh: That he (peace and blessings be upon him) imprisoned [someone] in the case of suspicion.
The questioner: Yes, the imprisonment that is known as restricting movement.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes, but you are thus deviating from the eye of the issue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh: No, this statement is not correct.
The questioner: There is nothing of this kind.
The Shaykh: It would have been found in "Sunan Abu Dawud."
The questioner: Yes, what is it?
The Shaykh: That he (peace and blessings be upon him) imprisoned [someone] in the case of suspicion.
The questioner: Yes, the imprisonment that is known as restricting movement.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes, but you are thus deviating from the eye of the issue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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