In the story of the 'Uraynah, were they punished by retaliation or discretionary punishment?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : I think it was al-Zuhri who said this, but they were not punished with the same as what they did, except in the matter of the eyes, for it came in a narration of Muslim that they did that, but were the hands and legs of the shepherd cut off?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So it is not retaliation.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Due to the magnitude of their act, they were punished with this unusual punishment.
The Shaykh : I think it was al-Zuhri who said this, but they were not punished with the same as what they did, except in the matter of the eyes, for it came in a narration of Muslim that they did that, but were the hands and legs of the shepherd cut off?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So it is not retaliation.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Due to the magnitude of their act, they were punished with this unusual punishment.