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Question: capital punishment
Adultery is a great sin in islam that requires a capital punishment of stoning. My question is as follows

For the sin to be forgiven by Allah(SWT) is it necessary for the sinner to surrender himself in an islamic country where rajm is administered to the authorities to be stoned or even if he sincerely repents from the sin, conceals his sin, commits that he will not repeat the sin and does not tell anyone Allah(SWT) will forgive him or he/she has to be punished
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 01/02/2020 23:47pm

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


الجواب حامداومصليا

Zina (adultery) is a grave sin which has strict conditions. But in today's time the condition of an  upright Muslim ruler is not present. Therefore, no Hadd (punishment) will be implemented. Rather sincere Tawba and Istighfar will suffice.

في دارالاسلام لأنه لاحدبالزنا في دارالحرب

(الدرالمختارمع ردالمحتار, كتاب الحدود, ج.4ص.5,سعيد)

فيشترط الامام لاستيفاء الحدود

(الدرالمختارمع ردالمحتار,كتاب الجنايات,ج.6ص.549,سعيد)

قال الله تعالى: قل يعبادي الذين أسرفوا على أنفسهم لاتقنطوامن رحمة الله ان الله يغفرالذنوب جميعا انه هوالغفورالرحيم. 

(الزمر:53)

And Allah knows best

06 ٍJumada Athaniya 1441/ 01 Februaury 2020


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