Is intercession permissible in all hudud cases as long as the matter has not reached the judge?
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The Shaykh : The third, Muhammad al-'Anzi, says: You mentioned that intercession is permissible in hudud cases as long as the matter has not reached the judge. Is this general for all hudud cases?
And how do you reconcile this with the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuke of Usamah for interceding? The apparent rebuke from the Prophet was that he interceded in a hadd from the hudud of Allah, not that the matter had reached him. Yes, because he interceded in a hadd from the hudud of Allah after it had reached him. For this reason, he said regarding al-Rabi' ibn Sufwan:.
And how do you reconcile this with the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuke of Usamah for interceding? The apparent rebuke from the Prophet was that he interceded in a hadd from the hudud of Allah, not that the matter had reached him. Yes, because he interceded in a hadd from the hudud of Allah after it had reached him. For this reason, he said regarding al-Rabi' ibn Sufwan: