Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not

Hudood (Fixed punishments) and Qisas (Retribution) offenses are regarded as most dangerous crimes that are prevalent in Islamic Society. The government determines for each crime and the offender the type and amount of punishment. Amongst them there are crimes that do not accept intercession or wai...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Husni, Ahmad, Nasohah, Zaini, Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin, Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib, Mohamad, Abdul Basir, Laluddin, Hayatullah
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spelling iium-699812019-04-09T06:53:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69981/ Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not Muhammad Husni, Ahmad Nasohah, Zaini Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib Mohamad, Abdul Basir Laluddin, Hayatullah KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects Hudood (Fixed punishments) and Qisas (Retribution) offenses are regarded as most dangerous crimes that are prevalent in Islamic Society. The government determines for each crime and the offender the type and amount of punishment. Amongst them there are crimes that do not accept intercession or waiver if there is no doubt or confusion in the case. In spite of that, the Shariah has established rules and regulations that would not allow the implementations of these punishments unless the crime can be proven beyond reasonable doubt and the crime deserves that particular punishment; this is because of the maxim “hudood are to be prevented when there are doubts”. The Islamic Jurists are unanimous on the said maxim which has a root from the sayings and actions of the Holy Prophet (saw) and also to that of his companions may Allah be pleased with them. The maxim is also connected to the Islamic Legal Maxims such as “A person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty” and “Certainty cannot disappear because of doubt”. The doubt may be related to pillars of the crime or evidence or surrounding circumstances. Thus, based on the saying “hudood are to be prevented when there are doubts”, it is for the judge to investigate and verify that the crime deserves the punishment; if it is proven that there is a doubt in the case either from one of its pillars or evidence, then the judge must do all he can to set aside the punishment and to mitigate it ‘ta’zir’ (Discretionary Penalty). American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI) 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69981/1/69981_Prevention%20of%20Hudood%20%28Fixed%20punishments%29.pdf Muhammad Husni, Ahmad and Nasohah, Zaini and Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin and Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib and Mohamad, Abdul Basir and Laluddin, Hayatullah (2013) Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 23-32. ISSN 1995-0772 http://www.aensiweb.com/old/anas/2013/23-32.pdf
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Muhammad Husni, Ahmad
Nasohah, Zaini
Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin
Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib
Mohamad, Abdul Basir
Laluddin, Hayatullah
Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
description Hudood (Fixed punishments) and Qisas (Retribution) offenses are regarded as most dangerous crimes that are prevalent in Islamic Society. The government determines for each crime and the offender the type and amount of punishment. Amongst them there are crimes that do not accept intercession or waiver if there is no doubt or confusion in the case. In spite of that, the Shariah has established rules and regulations that would not allow the implementations of these punishments unless the crime can be proven beyond reasonable doubt and the crime deserves that particular punishment; this is because of the maxim “hudood are to be prevented when there are doubts”. The Islamic Jurists are unanimous on the said maxim which has a root from the sayings and actions of the Holy Prophet (saw) and also to that of his companions may Allah be pleased with them. The maxim is also connected to the Islamic Legal Maxims such as “A person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty” and “Certainty cannot disappear because of doubt”. The doubt may be related to pillars of the crime or evidence or surrounding circumstances. Thus, based on the saying “hudood are to be prevented when there are doubts”, it is for the judge to investigate and verify that the crime deserves the punishment; if it is proven that there is a doubt in the case either from one of its pillars or evidence, then the judge must do all he can to set aside the punishment and to mitigate it ‘ta’zir’ (Discretionary Penalty).
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author Muhammad Husni, Ahmad
Nasohah, Zaini
Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin
Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib
Mohamad, Abdul Basir
Laluddin, Hayatullah
author_facet Muhammad Husni, Ahmad
Nasohah, Zaini
Mohd. Nor, Amir Husin
Samuri, Mohd Al-Adib
Mohamad, Abdul Basir
Laluddin, Hayatullah
author_sort Muhammad Husni, Ahmad
title Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
title_short Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
title_full Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
title_fullStr Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
title_full_unstemmed Prevention of Hudood (Fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
title_sort prevention of hudood (fixed punishments) on doubt and dispute over what is considered doubt and what is not
publisher American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI)
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/69981/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/69981/1/69981_Prevention%20of%20Hudood%20%28Fixed%20punishments%29.pdf
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