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-4- '''A father or mother (or their fathers of mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring's offspring''';}} | -4- '''A father or mother (or their fathers of mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring's offspring''';}} | ||
===Vigilantism | ===Vigilantism encouraged if there is no judge to carry out Allah's punishments=== | ||
{{Quote|{{cite web quotebox|url= http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/14305/defamation%20of%20the%20prophet|title= It is essential to respond to those who defame the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)|publisher= Islam Q&A|author= Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak|series= Fatwa No. 14305|date= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islamqa.com%2Fen%2Fref%2F14305%2Fdefamation%2520of%2520the%2520prophet&date=2013-06-19|deadurl=no}}|Defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is a kind of kufr. If that is done by a Muslim then it is apostasy on his part, and the authorities have to defend the cause of Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by executing the one who defamed him. If the one who defamed him repents openly and is sincere, that will benefit him before Allaah, although his repentance does not waive the punishment for defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which is execution. If the person who defames him is a non-Muslim living under a treaty with the Muslim state, then this is a violation of the treaty and he must be executed, but that should be left to the authorities. If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it. How can we not stand up the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? '''It is also obligatory to report him to the authorities who can carry out the punishment on him. If there is no one who can carry out the hadd punishment of Allaah and stand up for the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) then the Muslim has to do whatever he can''', so long as that will not lead to further mischief and harm against other people.}} | {{Quote|{{cite web quotebox|url= http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/14305/defamation%20of%20the%20prophet|title= It is essential to respond to those who defame the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)|publisher= Islam Q&A|author= Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak|series= Fatwa No. 14305|date= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islamqa.com%2Fen%2Fref%2F14305%2Fdefamation%2520of%2520the%2520prophet&date=2013-06-19|deadurl=no}}|Defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is a kind of kufr. If that is done by a Muslim then it is apostasy on his part, and the authorities have to defend the cause of Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by executing the one who defamed him. If the one who defamed him repents openly and is sincere, that will benefit him before Allaah, although his repentance does not waive the punishment for defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which is execution. If the person who defames him is a non-Muslim living under a treaty with the Muslim state, then this is a violation of the treaty and he must be executed, but that should be left to the authorities. If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it. How can we not stand up the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? '''It is also obligatory to report him to the authorities who can carry out the punishment on him. If there is no one who can carry out the hadd punishment of Allaah and stand up for the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) then the Muslim has to do whatever he can''', so long as that will not lead to further mischief and harm against other people.}} | ||
===Honor killing and vigilantism forbidden even if there is no ruler=== | |||
{{Quote|{{cite web quotebox|url= https://islamqa.info/en/101972|title= Ruling on honour killings|publisher= Islam Q&A|author= Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid|series= Fatwa No. 101972|date= ||deadurl=no}}|Ibn Muflih al-Hanbali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Furoo’ (6/53): It is haraam for anyone to carry out a hadd punishment except the ruler or his deputy. This is something on which the fuqaha’ of Islam are unanimously agreed, as was stated in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (5/280): The fuqaha’ are unanimously agreed that the one who should carry out hadd punishments is the ruler or his deputy, whether the punishment is transgressing one of the limits of Allaah, may He be exalted, such as zina, or a transgression against another person, such as slander. End quote. | |||
Concealing one who has committed this evil deed so that he may repent and set his affairs straight before he dies is better than exposing him, let alone killing him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned away from Maa’iz (may Allaah be pleased with him) after he admitted committing zina, and he ignored him until he had repeated his confession several times, then he carried out the hadd punishment on him. | |||
Based on this, that which is called “honour killing” is a transgression and wrongdoing, because it is killing one who does not deserve to be killed, namely the virgin if she commits zina (fornication), but the shar’i punishment in her case is flogging and banishment for one year, not execution, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “(The punishment for zina) of a virgin with a virgin person is one hundred lashes and exile for one year.” Narrated by Muslim. The one who kills her has killed a believing soul whom Allaah has forbidden to be killed, and there is a stern warning concerning that, as Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): | |||
“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse ___ and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. | |||
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace” | |||
[al-Furqaan 25:68-69] | |||
Even if we assume that she deserves to be executed (if she was previously-married and committed zina), no one should do that but the ruler – as stated above. Moreover, in many cases killing is done on the basis of accusations and speculation, without proving whether the immoral action even took place. }} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||