Chapter on What Necessitates Discretionary Punishment, Legal Punishment, Stoning, Execution, and Exile in Adultery
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 5
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 5
Chapter on What Necessitates Discretionary Punishment, Legal Punishment, Stoning, Execution, and Exile in Adultery
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلسَّكُونِيِّ: "أَنَّ ثَلاَثَةً شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَيْنَ اَلرَّابِعُ" فَقَالُوا اَلْآنَ يَجِيءُ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "حُدُّوهُمْ فَلَيْسَ فِي اَلْحُدُودِ نَظَرُ سَاعَةٍ" ".
In the narration from Al-Sakuni, it is reported that three individuals testified against a man for committing adultery. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام asked: "Where is the fourth witness?" They replied: "He is coming now." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام then said: "Administer the punishment to them, for there is no delay in enforcing legal punishments."
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