THEFT PUNISHMENT
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peace savage_carrot .
1231 does not tell to what extent the hands were cut , or how deep the cut was . so when God tells us to cut the hands , without telling any limit , it definitely means to cut the whole hand
Whoa...how did you get to this conclusion? If your uncle doesn't tell you how much you are supposed to give to your great aunt Tilly (but you know you have to)...you will magically turn over your entire bank account to her? When the context in 1231 is clear that you don't just hack your hands off after seeing a man no matter how wondrous he is...and the fact that you yourself admit there is no mention of how much (a finger/a thumb etc) How in the world do you say lop off the entire thing?
cuz if there was a limit ,God would have said so . 1231 does not contain any command . it is a story of the past . all necessary details have been given in it . details about how much of their hands they cut are not necessary , right ? BUT in case of 538 , the verse contains a COMMAND FOR US TO CARRY OUT , if we were supposed to cut the thieves' hands to a certain limit , the limit would have been provided in detail .
also checkout (again, sigh) 2071 , 2649 , 533 , 7124 . thats how .
I think Marie's explanation of 538 is pretty good though...
you r free to believe . peace .
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Peace saladin,
cuz if there was a limit ,God would have said so
Once again, if we cut our hand, it doesn't mean we cut our hand off...it can mean we cut our hand...we marked our hand...God does ask us to use reasoning...
also checkout (again, sigh) 2071 , 2649 , 533 , 7124 , 1231 . thats how .
You still have not proved that it's cutting rather than cutting off...If you are trying to link brutal tactics as that of execution as evidence that cutting must mean cutting off, we also have exile/banishment included in 533...the rest talk about pharoah, a fine upstanding role model...and as seen 1231 is marking, if you still think it's cutting OFF of both hands, I dare you to show me how you can cut off your left hand after cutting off your right.
you r free to believe . peace
As are you...but if one starts a discussion, we must talk about all the points...I for one don't want to hold on to a wrong belief especially when it involves body parts and knives...Peace.
after other user edited previous post
Okay, lets say 1231 is not important...doesn't matter...we still need to address the issue of cut vs. cut off...
If God has not provided the details it does NOT mean its the whole hand, it could be that the interpretation is up to us, keeping in mind the law of equivalence...that still makes cutting OFF an extremely unlikely interpretation when you can't gauge the worth of one hand to the goods stolen and the fact that we should NOT have to at all, unless the thief has stolen someone else's hand by hacking it OFF...it is absolute madness to start discussing the worth of body parts to goods stolen...whereas on the other hand (pardon the pun), recompensing the person whose goods have been stolen by work or monetary value etc is something within the realms of reason...
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Peace Saladin,
Do you really agree with this ?
http//www.apostatesofislam.com/media/video/handcutting_video_islam_200kbps.wmv
Or would you prefer that the 2 hands shall be cut off ?
what are u trying to show bro ? agree with what ?
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Salaam all.
Interesting discussion.
I just wan't to bring to your attention that there is a situation /condition in which both the cutting and the marking of hands would not be possible, namely when the thief has no hands. We are not created equal, most of us have two hands, some have only one, and others don't have any. Because someone have no hands doesn't necessarily prevent him/her from becoming a thief. So if we catch a handless thief (whether the thief was born that way or because of an accident or maybe even from previous cutting hand punishment for the person's previous stealing), what should we cut or marks?
salam.
salam rachmanadi.
how do we cut the hands of a thief who doesnt have any hand ? we dont .
the stolen stuff should be returned to the owners if possible .
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SaLaM Saladin
I want to put u on the spot and ask you if that is fair and what YOU will do.
According to you, if someone steals, cut off their hands. OK, assume you stole my bucket of KFC. I found you, and i cut your hands off. Assume you have a family. A wife and 2 children. That is why you stole my bucket of KFC, so u can feed them.
NOW, i cut ur hands off, which u completely agree with. The next verse
Whoever repents after his wrongdoing and makes reparations, then God will accept his repentance. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
How will it help you if God accepts your repentance or not? now you cant feed your family, you cant feel your children. What good has it done, that GOD forgave u?
I want to know, how would YOU feel if your hands were cut off AND what YOU will do once you repent i.e. How will u support your family now? -
Salaam all,
Aha so now Saladin is in action again.
You seems to like to cut off things if I can remember correct!?
Wasn't it you who thought that behead someone was OK.
You scare the hell out of me with your cruelty.
Sis Majidah
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Wasn't it you who thought that behead someone was OK.
You scare the hell out of me with your cruelty.
u are just trying to be more merciful than Allah . u just try to change the commandments of Allah because u think they are brutal and unjust .
Allah knows what is better for us . trust Him .
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I want to put u on the spot and ask you if that is fair and what YOU will do.
According to you, if someone steals, cut off their hands. OK, assume you stole my bucket of KFC. I found you, and i cut your hands off. Assume you have a family. A wife and 2 children. That is why you stole my bucket of KFC, so u can feed them.
salam Jaxal .
under such conditions ,the laws can be relaxed , . for example a man has murdered someone to save the life of his family . he was forced to do it .now he did commit a crime . but because he was forced to do it , then his punishment should not be exactly the same of a normal murderer .
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SaLaM Saladin
I want to put u on the spot and ask you if that is fair and what YOU will do.
According to you, if someone steals, cut off their hands. OK, assume you stole my bucket of KFC. I found you, and i cut your hands off. Assume you have a family. A wife and 2 children. That is why you stole my bucket of KFC, so u can feed them.
NOW, i cut ur hands off, which u completely agree with. The next verse
Whoever repents after his wrongdoing and makes reparations, then God will accept his repentance. God is Forgiving, Merciful.
How will it help you if God accepts your repentance or not? now you cant feed your family, you cant feel your children. What good has it done, that GOD forgave u?
I want to know, how would YOU feel if your hands were cut off AND what YOU will do once you repent i.e. How will u support your family now?salam Jaxal.
the laws are to be applied in a islamic system . an unislamic system produces injustice and poverty etc which lead to crime .
if someone forced to steal because of poverty and hunger , i believe the laws should be relaxed .
we are encouraged to help the poor and needy , by being charitiable .
under such system the need to steal should not arise .
but if the thief repents then he should be forgiven (539) . the hand cutting punishment is for repeat offenders . -
SaLaM Saladin
So now you believe that hands should be chopped off of repeat offenders? Alright, Same scenario.
You come back and steal my bucket of KFC. I catch you again. According to you, i should chop ur hands off. You repent, God forgives. How will you feed your family now?
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Peace saladin,
savage_carrot wrote
if you still think it's cutting OFF of both hands, I dare you to show me how you can cut off your left hand after cutting off your right.what is this supposed to mean ? i dont get it .
We were talking about verse 1231 and how it is marking and not cutting OFF of both hands...We have a scenario, a group of women, all with knives in their hands. They see something wondrous, they get over excited and mark their hands holding the knives. Perfectly understandable, i guess...
When asked about do you think these women cut their hands OFF, you said
why ? is it impossible ?
Now i ask you, these women have cut both their hands OFF...how do you cut the remaining hand if YOU HAVE ONLY ONE HAND LEFT? That remaining hand would be the one holding the knive BTW, so what do you do? Hold the knife in your mouth/foot and start making enough holes in the wrist so the hand will eventually fall off while bleeding to death? Is there a group conspiracy in which the hands are cut alternatively by different women which still leaves one LAST woman with one LAST remaining HAND, or do you propose that the aziz's wife was the hand cutting ring leader which is impossible...
To be honest, this thread has degenerated into stark raving lunacy when a simple verse begs the question is it impossible the women cut their own hands OFF?
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Yo!
the laws are to be applied in a islamic system.
What exactly is an islamic system?
And as you explain it to me and the rest of us reading you answer, try to bring substance that the suggestion in this hand-cutting example is to be applied under such system. Ok?regards,
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SaLaM Saladin
So now you believe that hands should be chopped off of repeat offenders? Alright, Same scenario.
You come back and steal my bucket of KFC. I catch you again. According to you, i should chop ur hands off. You repent, God forgives. How will you feed your family now?
i dont know .
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Wasn't it you who thought that behead someone was OK.
You scare the hell out of me with your cruelty.u are just trying to be more merciful than Allah . u just try to change the commandments of Allah because u think they are brutal and unjust .
Allah knows what is better for us . trust Him .
peace .What! Saladin says, beheading and cutting hands off OK?
u are just trying to be more merciful than Allah . u just try to change the commandments of Allah because u think they are brutal and unjust .
Cutting hands off and beheading is indeed Brutal! When will you think for yourself Saladin?
Regards,
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SaLaM Saladin
Thanks for the honest answer brother. Now, You will have no idea what to do if i cut u hands off for stealing my bucket of KFC to feed your family. EVEN tho you repented and God forgave you, i have deprived your family from you earning an honest living coz now you have no hands.
God already knows that. He knows we wouldnt know what would happen if someone was in your position. Therefore cutting off hands will make absolutely no sense. Where "marking" of hands, whatever and however it may be interpreted as, will. It could simply mean just tie ur hands. Purely as an example. But i hope you see what i mean . D
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Salaam Saladin,
You said I try to be more merciful than Allah Himself, well thanks for that.
But Allah is more merciful because he don't tell us to be cruel and he don't tell us to behead someone.
That is the stupid disgusting customs of SA and I hope they will burn for doing this.
Peace
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Salaam Saladin,
You said I try to be more merciful than Allah Himself, well thanks for that.
But Allah is more merciful because he don't tell us to be cruel and he don't tell us to behead someone.
That is the stupid disgusting customs of SA and I hope they will burn for doing this.
Peace
Sis Majidahlet God decide what is brutal and cruel , and what isnt.