سَأَلْتُ
I asked Abu Abdullah (as), "Who is responsible for carrying out the legal punishments (hudud) -the ruler or the judge?" Imam (as) replied: "The implementation of the legal punishments belongs to the one who holds the authority of judgment."
وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ بِرَجُلٍ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ هَذَا زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ احْتَلَمَ بِأُمِّي فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْحُلُمَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الظِّلِّ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ جَلَدْتُ لَكَ ظِلَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ع لَكِنِّي أُوجِعُهُ لِئَلَّا يَعُودَ يُؤْذِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ[2].
Hadith.5136 - It has been narrated that a man brought another man to Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, this man claimed that he had a wet dream involving my mother." Commander of the Faithful (as) replied: "A dream is like a shadow; if you wish, I will flog his shadow for you." The
رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ دَنَا مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع صَبِيَّانِ بِيَدِهِمَا لَوْحَانِ فَقَالا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ خَايِرْ بَيْنَنَا قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِنَّ الْجَوْرَ فِي هَذَا كَالْجَوْرِ فِي الْأَحْكَامِ أَبْلِغَا مُؤَدِّبَكُمَا عَنِّي أَنَّهُ إِنْ ضَرَبَكُمَا فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قِصَاصاً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ[3].
Hadith.5137 - It has been narrated that two boys approached Commander of the Faithful (as) holding their wooden tablets and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, judge between us." Commander of the Faithful (as) replied: "Injustice in this matter is like injustice in legal rulings. Convey to your teacher on my behalf th
أَصْحَابُ الْكَبَائِرِ كُلِّهَا إِذَا أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَدُّ مَرَّتَيْنِ قُتِلُوا فِي الثَّالِثَةِ[4].
"All those who commit major sins (kabaʾir), if the legal punishment (Hadd) is carried out on them twice, they are to be executed on the third offense."
مَنْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ حَدّاً مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ فَمَاتَ فَلَا دِيَةَ لَهُ عَلَيْنَا وَ مَنْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ حَدّاً مِنْ حُدُودِ النَّاسِ فَمَاتَ فَإِنَّ دِيَتَهُ عَلَيْنَا[5]
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي لَا تَدْفَعُ يَدَ لَامِسٍ[6] قَالَ فَاحْبِسْهَا قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ قَالَ فَامْنَعْ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ قَالَ فَقَيِّدْهَا فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَبَرُّهَا بِشَيْءٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ تَمْنَعَهَا مِنْ مَحَارِمِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ[1].
A man came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and said: "My mother does not resist the hand of one who touches her." The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Then confine her." The man replied: "I have done that." The Prophet (sw) said: "Then prevent anyone from entering upo
لَا يُعْفَى عَنِ الْحُدُودِ الَّتِي لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ دُونَ الْإِمَامِ فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ حَقِّ النَّاسِ فِي حَدٍّ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُعْفَى عَنْهُ دُونَ الْإِمَامِ[2].
"The legal punishments (hudud) that are the rights of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, cannot be pardoned except by the Imam. However, when it comes to the rights of people in a legal punishment, there is no harm if it is pardoned without the Imam's involvement."
لِامْرَأَةٍ يَا زَانِيَةُ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ أَزْنَى مِنِّي قَالَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدُّ فِيمَا قَذَفَتْهُ بِهِ[3] وَ أَمَّا فِي إِقْرَارِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهَا فَلَا تُحَدُّ حَتَّى تُقِرَّ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ.
Hadith.5142 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a man who said to a woman, "O' adulteress," and she replied: "You are more adulterous than me." Imam (as) said: "She is subject to the legal punishment (hadd) for the accusation she made against him. However, regarding her self-admission, she is not to
لَا يَحِلُّ لِوَالٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ يَجْلِدَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ أَسْوَاطٍ إِلَّا فِي حَدٍّ[4]. وَ أُذِنَ فِي أَدَبِ الْمَمْلُوكِ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ إِلَى خَمْسَةٍ[5] وَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ مَمْلُوكَهُ حَدّاً لَمْ يَجِبْ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كَفَّارَةٌ إِلَّا عِتْقُهُ[6]
لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي سَنَةِ الْمَحْقِ[1] فِي شَيْءٍ يُؤْكَلُ مِثْلِ الْخُبْزِ وَ اللَّحْمِ وَ الْقِثَّاءِ.
Hadith.5144 - In the narration of Ziyad ibn Marwan Al-Qandi from someone who reported from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "The hand of a thief is not to be cut off during a year of famine for stealing anything edible, such as bread, meat, or cucumbers."
كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ جَاءَهُ كِتَابُ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فِي رَجُلٍ نَبَشَ امْرَأَةً فَسَلَبَهَا ثِيَابَهَا وَ نَكَحَهَا[2] فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْنَا هَاهُنَا طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا اقْتُلُوهُ وَ طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا أَحْرِقُوهُ فَكَتَبَ ع إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ حُرْمَةَ الْمَيِّتِ كَحُرْمَةِ الْحَيِّ حَدُّهُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ لِنَبْشِهِ وَ سَلْبِهِ الثِّيَابَ[3] وَ يُقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَ
I was with Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) when a letter from Hisham ibn Abd Al-Malik arrived regarding a man who had exhumed the grave of a woman, stolen her clothes, and committed intercourse with her. The people were divided on how to punish him: some said: "Kill him," while others said: "Burn him." Ab
ادْرَءُوا الْحُدُودَ بِالشُّبُهَاتِ وَ لَا شَفَاعَةَ وَ لَا كَفَالَةَ وَ لَا يَمِينَ فِي حَدٍّ[4]
لَهُ خَلِّصْ رِدَاكَ فَلَمْ يُخَلِّصْهُ فَحَدَّهُ[5].
Hadith.5147 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was presented with a man who had consumed alcohol. Imam (as) asked him to recite the Qur'an, and the man recited it. Then Imam Ali ibn
إِنَّ فِي
"In the book of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), it is mentioned that He (as) would administer punishment using a whip, half a whip, or even a part of it - meaning in the legal punishments (hudud) when a young boy or girl, who had not yet reached maturity, was brought to him. Yet, He (as) would not nullify any of Allah's (
وَ خَطَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع النَّاسَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى حَدَّ حُدُوداً فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا وَ فَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ فَلَا تَنْقُصُوهَا وَ سَكَتَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ لَمْ يَسْكُتْ عَنْهَا نِسْيَاناً لَهَا فَلَا تُكَلَّفُوهَا رَحْمَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ وَ حَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ وَ شُبُهَاتٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِ
Hadith.5149 - Commander of the Faithful (as) delivered a sermon to the people and said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has set boundaries, so do not transgress them. He (swt) has made obligations, so do not neglect them. And He (swt) has remained silent on certain matters - not out of forgetfulness - so