In general, beheading in such a manner is not even permitted on animals let alone a human whether Muslim or Kafir. InshaAllah this should answer the question.
However, in matters of Jihad & war, many aspects of viewing a ruling significantly changes.[/quote]
Ulamaa ID 02 wrote:
In the matter of Iraq, we do not have enough knowledge of who they were, who the executed ones were, who ordered the execution to take place and for what reason they taped the incident.
This is a political issue and the media do not give accurate or even close to accuarte information on what happened or why.
The incident in Iraq does not change any ruling in Fiqh regarding beheading.
Therefore, we can not judge whether it is Jaaiz (permissible) or not.
May Allah سبحانه وتعالى guide and help all the Muslims who are tortured and May Allah سبحانه وتعالى help all the Mujahideen who are being attacked night & day.
Wassalam
[quote="Ulamaa ID 02"]Beheading is permissible as a "Hadd" (Prescribed by Sharee'ah).
However, not in the way animals are slaughtered. in Hadd, when beheading, the person should be executed in one stroke.
The principal is to avoid any pain.
And Allah knows best.
