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477 - النَّهيُ عَنِ النَّظِرَةِ فِي الحُدودِ

477. Prohibition of Postponement of Legal Punishments

1444.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : في ثلاثةٍ شَهِدوا على‏ رجُلٍ بالزِّنى‏، فقالَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام : أينَ الرّابِعُ؟ فقالوا: الآنَ يَجي‏ءُ، فقالَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام: حُدُّوهُم ، فليسَ في الحُدودِ نَظِرَةُ ساعَةٍ .1

1444. Imam al-Baqir (AS) narrated, saying, 'Three people gave witness against a man for committing adultery. Then the Commander of the Faithful (AS) asked, 'Where is the fourth [witness]?' They said, 'He is arriving just now.' The Commander of the Faithful said, 'Punish them, for there is not even one hour of respite to be given in punishments.' 2

1.الكافي : ۷ / ۲۱۰ / ۴ .

2.al-Kafi, v. ۷, p. ۲۱۰, no. ۴

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