The following verses in the Quran
determined that the Prophet of Islam never practice the death penalty by
stoning to death on those who commit fornication or impose killing on the
apostates. This is clearly confirmed in the Quran by the Prophet who obeyed the
command of Allah.
In the Law of Equality there is
(saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain
yourselves. (Surah 2:179)
Stoning to death the adulterer
For the slaves who were married
who committed fornication, the Hudud punishment is half of the penalty imposed
on free women this is as stated:
If any of you have not the means
wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among
those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your
faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and
give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste,
not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall
into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. (Surah 4:25)
The woman and the man guilty of
adultery or fornication flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not
compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye
believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness
their punishment. (Surah 24:2)
If the punishment of stoning is
until death then it is an impossibility to implement a punishment of stoning
until half death on the Surah 4:25. Does half the number of stones will result
in half death? This is the ridiculous part that stoning is not from God and
that the command is not a death penalty but a hundred lashes for married women or fifty
lashes for the slaves. Besides that the throwing of stones is not Islamic but
the religious belief of the nonbeliever. Muslims were never commanded by God to
stone anybody. Below are their examples all done by wicked people as shown in
the Quran:
Shuaid in Surah 11:91 “Were it
not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! For thou hast among
us no great position!" Only the unbelievers will throw stones as in Surah
18:20 "For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you
to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain
prosperity." And the same example is shown by Abraham’s father as stated
in Surah 19:46 "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I
will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!"
Death penalty by killing the apostates
Surah 2:256 Let there be no
compulsion: truth stands out clear from error. The Prophet of Islam never
punished anybody to death because of their belief. In fact he abided what he has
been directed by God on no compulsion and freedom of belief by the following
verse of the Quran:
If it had been thy Lord's will,
they would all have believed- all who are on earth! Wilt thou (O Muhammad) then
compel mankind, against their will, to believe! (Surah 10:99)
And lower thy wing to the
Believers who follow thee. Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of
responsibility) for what ye do!" (Surah 26:215-216)
Those who impose punishment on
apostates and practice compulsion in their religion are not Muslims but they
follow these kinds of people as mentioned in the Quran:
Said Pharaoh: "Believe ye in
Him before I give you permission? Surely this is a trick which ye have planned
in the city to drive out its people: but soon shall ye know (the consequences).
"Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I
will cause you all to die on the cross."
(Surah 7:123-124)
But none believed in Moses except
some children of his people, because of the fear of Pharaoh and his chiefs,
lest they should persecute them; and certainly Pharaoh was mighty on the earth
and one who transgressed all bounds. (Surah 10:83)
The leaders, the arrogant party
among his people, said: "O Shu'aib! We shall certainly drive thee out of
our city - (thee) and those who believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they)
shall have to return to our ways and religion." He said: "What! Even
though we do detest (them)?
Prophet Muhammad practice freedom
of religion as he obeyed God and he did not take matters into his own hand he leave
to God to punish the apostates:
Say: "The truth is from your
Lord": Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it): for
the wrong-doers We have prepared a Fire whose (smoke and flames), like the
walls and roof of a tent, will hem them in: if they implore relief they will be
granted water like melted brass, that will scald their faces, how dreadful the
drink! How uncomfortable a couch to recline on! (Surah 18:29)
And if any of you turn back from
their faith (become apostate) and die in unbelief, their works will bear no
fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be companions of the Fire
and will abide therein. (Surah 2:217)
Those who believe, then reject
faith, then believe (again) and (again) reject faith, and go on increasing in
unbelief, Allah will not forgive them nor guide them nor guide them on the way.
To the Hypocrites give the glad tidings that there is for them (but) a grievous
penalty. (Surah 4:137-138)
Asar
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