Islam: Penal Law: Highway Robbers, Theft, Adultery and Slander: part ii

Islam: Penal Law: Highway Robbers, Theft, Adultery and Slander: part ii

Highway robbers

In case of highway robbers and piracy those are considered as waging war against God, the following punishment is implemented: (here there is a consensus among the exegetes of the Qur'an that reference is made to highway robbers):

The punishment for those who make war against God and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the here after theirs will be an awful punishment. Save those who repent before you overpower them. For know that God is Forgiving, Merciful.' 5: 33-34

Theft

In the case of theft the hands of the thieves are cut off:

As to the thief, male or female, cut off their hands, by way of example, from God, for their crime.' 5: 38

Adultery

Adultery is forbidden in Islam and is considered as one of the greater sins:

Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a greatly shameful deed and an evil path.' 17: 32

In case of adultery the following punishment is administered:

The adulteress and the adulterer, scourge you each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to God, if you believe in God and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.' 24: 2

The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an associater. All that (marriage) is forbidden unto believers.' 24: 3

Slander

In the case of slander the following punishment is implemented:

And those who accuse chaste women (of adultery) but do not bring four witnesses, scourge them (with) eighty stripes and never (afterward) accept their testimony: they indeed are evil-doers. Save those who afterward repent and make amends. (For such) God is Forgiving, Merciful.' 24: 4-5

Slander between espouses

In case of slander by espouses the procedures are as follows:

As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing) by God that he is of those who speak the truth; And yet a fifth, invoking the curse of God on him if he is of those who lie. And it shall avert the punishment from her if she bears witness before God four times that the thing he says is indeed false. And a fifth (time) that the wrath of God be upon her if he speaks the truth. And had it not been for the grace of God and His mercy unto you, and that God is Clement, Wise, (you had been undone).' 24: 6-10

Islam: Penal Law: Highway Robbers, Theft, Adultery and Slander: part ii

By: mardini

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