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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a master to carry out the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) on his slave?

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The questioner : Is it permissible for a master to carry out the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) on his slave?

The Shaykh : Who?

The questioner : The master carrying out the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) on his slave?

The Shaykh : Yes, the scholars have mentioned that a master may carry out the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) on his slave in the case of flogging only, not in the case of amputation for theft or for highway robbery. As for the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), there is no harm in it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If one of your slave girl commits illegal sexual intercourse, then whip her إذا زنت أمة أحدكم فليجلدها
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1440Hasan (Darussalam)
He ordered the master to flog her, which indicates that the master has the right to carry out the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) on his slave.
Source alathar.net

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