Is the execution carried out with a sword or a bullet?
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The questioner : We have heard more than once that in Saudi Arabia, when some executions take place, they separate the head from the body. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on this, O my master?
The Shaykh : This is the Shari'ah, for there is no execution except with a sword; this is the Shari'ah. May this Shari'ah be implemented in all the lands of Islam, for killing by bullet is an imitation of the disbelieving West, which does not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and they do not follow the religion of truth. This is a matter for which they are to be praised, and we hope that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will keep them firm upon it in implementing all the rulings of the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : This is the Shari'ah, for there is no execution except with a sword; this is the Shari'ah. May this Shari'ah be implemented in all the lands of Islam, for killing by bullet is an imitation of the disbelieving West, which does not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and they do not follow the religion of truth. This is a matter for which they are to be praised, and we hope that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will keep them firm upon it in implementing all the rulings of the Shari'ah.
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