Question You explained that according to the verse 5:32,the death penalty is applicable only for crimes – murder and causing corruption in the land. Based on this verse, you said that stoning to death for adultery is not correct. I would like to ask few more questions on this. 1) According to your opinion, the […]
A Further Exchange on the Proof of Qiyas
Question In your response to my question about qiyas and the proof of it from the Quran and Sunnah, you said that Qiyas was a common sense principle that the ulema derived to be able to deduce fiqh issues. Another question I have regarding this issue: does qiyas produce certainty? Also, are there any issues […]
Further Clarification on a Verse From Al Ma’idah
Question You wrote that the verse 5:32, which restricts the death penalty only for two cases are still applicable on Muslims as well. The verse 5:33 states the punishment for those who oppose God and His messenger and the verse 2:178 deals with Qisas. I am still not clear how these verses prove that 5:32 […]
The Gravity of the Sin of Fornication
Question I understand that the Qur’an has prohibited fornication. Allah has put us on this earth for a test and we are being tested if we adhere to the directives of Allah and the last Messenger of Allah. While adhering to this directive, the following questions still wonder the mind as to WHY. If a […]
Classification of More Directives of the Prophet (pbuh)
Question Could you please explain how you classify the following directives of the Prophet (pbuh) mentioned in the Hadith? Forbiddance of giving punishment by burning in fire. Forbiddance to recite Qur’an in Ruku during prayer. Forbiddance to keep dog in house except for hunting, guarding and forbiddance for selling it for price. Forbiddance for inheriting […]
Further Clarification on the Punishment of Fornication – Al-Noor 24: 3
Question Sorry for giving you trouble again. It was a very surprising answer to me, especially in regards to punishment and purification in combine. It is true that if a believer marries a polytheist and then has a sexual relation with her; the sexual act does not become a valid or a legal one because […]
Further Clarification on the Punishment of Fornication – Al-Noor 24: 3
Question I do not really fully understand the phrase “The fornicator shall not marry any but a fornicatress or idolatress”. It seems that God has allowed the marriage between a fornicator and idolatress. How can a marriage becomes a legal one from the Islamic point of view between a fornicator (who is a believer) and […]
Regarding ‘Recognized Relationships’
Question In one of your responses, you write: ‘Zinaa’ implies sexual relations with a person with whom such relations are not recognized, licensed and approved by the society. However, more “liberal” and modern societies are moving towards accepting couples who, though not married, are considered as being legally partners. This means when either the husband […]
Marriage of a Fornicator
Question I have the following questions: Of course acts of Zina is not advertised. How can one who has committed this crime proceed to severe his/her marriage or what is the fate of chaste partner especially a female? How can this criminal find an individual who is not chaste in case he/she wants to get […]
Regarding Non-Muslims and the Shari`ah…
Question In your response to Omar Sarwar’s question (15 December 2001) on my initial question you replied: In view of this, generally accepted fact, all citizens of a Muslim state shall be subject to the laws of that state. I understand the need for any citizen of any state to adhere to the public laws. […]