how it should be punished acording to the Laws of the Shariat.
Praise be to Allaah.
Killing a Muslim unlawfully is a serious matter and a grave crime.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to
abide therein; and the Wrath and the Curse of Allaah are upon him, and
a great punishment is prepared for him"
[al-Nisa' 4:93]
al-Bukhaari (6355) narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "The believer will continue to be encompassed by the
mercy of Allaah so long as he does not shed blood that it is forbidden
to shed."
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has explained
to us the reasons for which it becomes permissible to shed this blood.
He said: "It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim who
bears witness that there is no god but Allaah and that I am the
Messenger of Allaah except in three cases: a life for a life (murder),
zina of one of who is previously-married (adultery), and the one who
changes his religion and forsakes the jamaa'ah." Narrated by
al-Bukhaari (6370) and Muslim (3175). From this it is clear that zina
on the part of one who is married is one of the reasons that make it
permissible to kill a person, but the zaani (adulterer) cannot be
killed unless two conditions are met:
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He should be previously-married. The scholars have explained what is
meant by previously-married in this case. Zakariya al-Ansaari (may
Allaah have mercy on him) said inAsna'l-Mataalib(4/128): The
previously-married person, whether male or female, is any adult of
sound mind who has previously had intercourse within a valid marriage.
End quote. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said
inal-Sharh al-Zaad(6/120): There are five conditions for (being
described as) previously-married:
1- Intercourse
2- Within a valid marriage
3- Being an adult
4- Being of sound reason
5- Being free (i.e., not a slave).
End quote.
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The second condition is that it should be proven that the hadd
punishment is deserved, by the testimony of four male witnesses who
saw the private parts meet, or the person should freely admit to
having committed zina, without being forced to do so.
If it is proven that he deserves the hadd punishment, it is not
permissible for individuals to carry out this punishment themselves.
Rather the matter must be referred to the ruler or his deputy to prove
the crime and carry out the punishment, because if individuals carry
out hadd punishments, that will lead to a great deal of corruption and
evil.
Ibn Muflih al-Hanbali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said
inal-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
inal-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.
And Allaah knows best.
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