We said that the severity of the beating differs in the case of false accusation of adultery compared to drinking; why?
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The Shaykh : 'Ammar.
The questioner : We said that the severity of the beating is graded according to its quantity, because the manner is dependent on the quantity. For example, the one who falsely accuses of adultery is beaten more severely than the one who drinks intoxicants.
The Shaykh : More severely.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : This is the wisdom, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) does not increase in the fixed punishment except because the sin is greater. Therefore, wisdom dictates that the severity, the quantity, and the manner be interrelated.
The questioner : The manner of stoning, and is it specified...?
The Shaykh : We will come to it, if Allah wills, in the chapter on the fixed punishment for unlawful sexual intercourse.
The questioner : We said that the severity of the beating is graded according to its quantity, because the manner is dependent on the quantity. For example, the one who falsely accuses of adultery is beaten more severely than the one who drinks intoxicants.
The Shaykh : More severely.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : This is the wisdom, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) does not increase in the fixed punishment except because the sin is greater. Therefore, wisdom dictates that the severity, the quantity, and the manner be interrelated.
The questioner : The manner of stoning, and is it specified...?
The Shaykh : We will come to it, if Allah wills, in the chapter on the fixed punishment for unlawful sexual intercourse.