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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 385 : KEDUDUKAN HUKUMAN ZINA SETELAH BERTAUBAT
If someone commits zina that nobody knows about, is the sin forgiven through repentance alone without undergoing the punishment?
Short answer
Zina is a hudud crime, which is a right of Allah with a punishment fixed by the Shariah.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Crime & Sharia Law
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zina is a hudud crime, which is a right of Allah with a punishment fixed by the Shariah. A muhsan offender is stoned to death, while a non-muhsan offender receives 100 lashes and one year of banishment. Offences involving the right of Allah may be forgiven by Allah upon repentance. On whether the worldly punishment falls away after repentance, the first view cited, held by the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafii, Zahiri and some Hanbali scholars, is that it does not, since the hudud texts are general.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jenayah hudud adalah hak Allah S.W.T. Syarak telah menentukan bahawa kesalahan mengenai hak Allah boleh diampunkan oleh Allah
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 385 : KEDUDUKAN HUKUMAN ZINA SETELAH BERTAUBAT”, 30 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4077-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-385-kedudukan-hukuman-zina-setelah-bertaubat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zina-punishment-after-repentance-waived-or-not/