The Meaning of His Saying: (Indeed, Allah restrains by authority...)

If this statement is a hadith, please explain it to us: Do you say: ?
Answer: This is a well-known athar from Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is established from Uthman ibn 'Affan, the third Rightly Guided Caliph (may Allah have mercy on him), and it is also narrated from 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) as well: Its meaning is: Authority prevents people from committing forbidden acts more than the Qur'an does; because some people are weak in faith, and the deterrents of the Qur'an and its prohibitions do not affect them. Rather, they proceed to commit forbidden acts and do not care. But when they know that there is a punishment from the authority, they are deterred and fear the punishment of the authority. So, Allah restrains by authority, meaning: The punishments of the authority restrain some criminals more than the Qur'an restrains them; due to their weak faith and their little fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but they fear the authority so that it does not imprison them, or beat them, or confiscate their wealth, or exile them from the lands. So they fear that and are deterred from some of the wrongs in which they fear the punishment of the authority. And their faith is weak, so they are not deterred by the deterrents of the Qur'an and the prohibitions of the Qur'an; due to the weakness of faith and the lack of insight, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
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