Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "In one session or multiple sessions, and he must explicitly mention the reality of intercourse, and he is not to be allowed to retract his confession until the hadd is fully carried out against him."

The Shaykh : I came to the shop and opened it with this, or I broke the lock and entered and took such-and-such a box and took such-and-such a device and took such-and-such watches, and they are with me; go, I will show them to you. Then we took him, and afterwards he said, "I did not steal." Yes, is the hadd carried out against him or not? The school of thought says the hadd is not carried out against him. According to the correct opinion, the hadd must be carried out against him, without fail. But in this case, the hadd is not carried out against him. So, where did the one who confessed get it from? He came and described the theft to us exactly. They said, yes, he has the right to retract his confession as long as the hadd has not been carried out; he has the right to retract his confession. So, what about the devices being with him and the money being with him? They said, perhaps the thief came and put them in his house. Perhaps this is the case, or is it not? Perhaps. They said, perhaps he bought them. But in any case, averting the hadd punishments on the basis of such remote doubts is far from the truth. And a person must govern the community in a way that prevents corruption. For this reason, the stronger opinion, as will come to us if Allah wills, is that if a drinker of intoxicants is flogged three times and does not stop, he is killed, either absolutely according to the opinion of the Zahiris, or if people do not stop without killing according to the opinion of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.