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Are there hudood on sins commited in private?
Is there any hadd on sins committed in private? Are hudood only established if the sin is done publicly?
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Will a non-Muslim be punished for false accusation of adultery?
Islam has a law whereby false accusation of adultery is punished:
Those who accuse chaste women ˹of adultery˺ and fail to produce four
witnesses, give them eighty lashes ˹each˺. And do not ever ...
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What's the logic and wisdom behind punishing those who become nonMuslim?
Why islamic sharia set such a harsh punishment for those who abandon religion islam? Isn't it against freedom of religion?
I read that Islamic state will compel and bound Muslims who inherit the ...
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What is the punishment for necrophilia according to authentic references?
Is there any reports/narrations, fiqhi opinions or sharia manuals which mention the punishment for necrophilia in Islamic law if there is one?
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What happens if the burden of proof for a hadd crime is not met, in terms of criminal law?
The hadd crimes mostly come with specific requirements for the burden of proof that needs to be met to deal out the hadd punishment. It's clear what happens when the burden of proof is met, the ...
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Does the imprisonment punishment exist in Shariah Law?
According to Islamic law, are there any cases in which imprisonment is prescribed as a punishment? And what alternatives exist?
I am familiar with a few such as flogging, stoning and limb amputation ...
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Is there a hadd punishment for gheebah/backbiting? Please Answer
Is there a hadd punishment for the crime of Gheebah in Islam, and if there is what is the hadd punishment for Gheebah?Please Answer
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May an Islamic state legislate the death penalty for non-sharia crimes?
Countries like Saudi Arabia have a number of capital offenses, some of which seem to extend beyond sharia law; e.g. the list on Wikipedia includes "espionage" and "drug smuggling".
However, I don't ...
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Are white-collar crimes punishable under sharia?
White-collar crime refers to financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals. ...
Typical white-collar crimes could possibly include fraud, bribery, Ponzi ...
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Should non-violent Apostates be killed in Islam? [duplicate]
Verse [4:89] in the Quran states Apostates are to be killed:
“They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for ...
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What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?
It is agreed upon that piracy is theft according to the question What is the Islamic stance on Internet Piracy?
However, cutting the hand of someone for downloading a bad pop song seems a little… ...
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Where do we get the idea of beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation in Islam?
Does Quran say anything about beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation?
How effective they are in case of controlling crimes?
See this link.
And this link.
Aren't beheading, stoning and hand-...
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Is punishment for leaving Islam death?
It is commonly believed that if someone leaves Islam, by Sharia law the punishment is death. Is that true?
I have heard some different opinions. Dr. Zakir Naik was once asked a similar question and ...
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