According to the Koran, the punishment for theft is the amputation of a hand, and as I've read, in aggravated cases, the punishment is both the amputation of the hand and the foot. I also read that if the thief steals again, his/her other hand will also be amputated.
Some years ago, I heard that the Talibans had at times enforced this law.
But is this law still ever enforced in any other Islamic country?
I've read that the constitution of Saudi Arabia is the Koran.
Does Saudi Arabia enforce all the koranic laws, including the strictest ones, such as this one?
And how is the amputation performed? Is it by a doctor (and with a local anaesthesia), or is it by a rogue with a sword?
2007-05-21 08:53:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. If it was effective, there would not have been theft cases.
It still applies in Saudi Arab though.. thats why ppl leave their shops unattended sometimes, with no fear of crime.
2007-05-21 08:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by ManhattanGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very close friend of ours just spent about a month in Saudi Arabia on a business trip(he was only supposed to be there for 10 days).
He told us that his guide told him that every Friday in certain towns, they held their court at the public square. His guide told him that they still carried out the punishments under Islamic law. Such as the hand that was caught stealing was chopped off and if you murdered a person they would cut your head off. All of this was done in public, which our friend said that they did not go to those places even if it was not a friday.
Saudi Arabia and Iran do, but I do not know about the other countries such as Syria, Jordan, and so forth.
2007-05-21 09:02:04 · answer #2 · answered by sanctusreal77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iran and Saudi Arabia, at least. I am not sure about how exactly, but it still happens.
It is also in the Bible, Old Testament. With Jesus, we are not supposed to judge each other. Men are not perfect and cannot sit in judgment of other peoples souls. Check our Stoning in Iran, interesting. While very few men are ever stoned for adultery, many women are.
For a man to be charged with Rape, the Woman has to produce 4 witnesses, If the case does not hold up, the woman can then be charged with adultery, not many Rape cases get reported there, that is why we are not to judge, humans tend to mess up these laws and end up repressing others wrongfully.
Good Luck and God Bless!
2007-05-21 09:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,they do it in saudi arabia
how can u stop these people if u do not punish them like that?!
Does Saudi Arabia enforce all the koranic laws, including the strictest ones, such as this one?
suuuuuuuurrrrrrrreeee
hello!! it is an islamic country and if u r Muslim u should enforce the islamic law ..all of it
2007-05-21 08:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by Nora 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a complicated issue, and many Muslims will often close their minds on it. The stoning punishment appears in several hadith books - the most popular book being Sahih Bukhari. From analyzing these books and studying the contradiction with the Quran, the scholars decided that fornication (pre-marital adultery) will be sentenced with lashes and post-marital adultery will be sentenced with stoning to death. This was decided because the Prophet has stoned married adulterers to death as described in hadith books. I personally disagree with it. Apparently the Sahih books are authentic, but I have my doubts that the traditions of the Prophet, especially his non-worship-related actions, apply to modern times. If it was indeed meant to be an Islamic punishment then the Quran would explicitly mention it. Instead the opposition often says that "well, there was supposed to be a verse in the Quran but a goat ate it" - i find this to be silly because God promised he would protect the Quran in its pure state forever. Therefore no such verse was meant to be. I also question the hadith books. While there are hadith that help us practice our religion or are supposed to inspire us - there are hadith in which the Prophet took questionable, violent, unexplained actions and yet Muslims are supposed to blindly follow them. I disagree, I think the hadith books are broken history books that need more explaining, and the Prophet personally did not have them written down so there is NO WAY they are completely authentic, fool-proof and completely justifiable.
2016-04-01 00:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is still followed in parts of the Middle East, such as Iran. They do it on I believe Sunday in the square, and everyone is encouraged to come watch.
Crime is down, that is for sure, even if it's because they can only grab one thing at a time.
2007-05-21 08:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by natex14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN Iran and Saudi Arabia
2007-05-21 08:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are ever on vacation, why not take a trip to Saudi Arabia. On holidays, everyone heads down to the local soccer field to see who gets what cut off.
2007-05-21 09:45:23 · answer #8 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it probably happens from time to time - probably most of the time it is the individual that is having something stolen from themselves (or their shop) that administers the punishment.
With a rusty unsterilized sword, and no anesthetic.
You must admit - it would make people think twice about stealing.
2007-05-21 08:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by Joe M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this punishment can be found in the Bible and Torah
2007-05-21 08:57:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋