478 - النَّهيُ عَن تَعَدِّي الحُدودِ

478. Prohibition of Transgressing the Bounds

(تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلا تَعْتَدُوهَا وَمَنْ يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الظّالِمُونَ) .¹

"These are Allah's bounds, so do not transgress them, and whoever transgresses the bounds of Allah-it is they who are the wrongdoers." ²

1445.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُؤتى‏ بوالٍ نَقَصَ مِن الحَدِّ سَوطاً فيقولُ : ربِّ رَحمَةً لعِبادِكَ ، فيقالُ لَهُ : أنتَ أرحَمُ بهِم مِنّي؟! فيُؤمَرُ بهِ إلى‏ النّارِ ، ويُؤتى‏ بمَن زادَ سَوطاً فيقولُ : ليَنْتَهوا عَن مَعاصيكَ! فيُؤمَرُ بهِ إلى‏ النّارِ .³

1445.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'On the Day of Resurrection a ruler will be brought forth who had inflicted one lash less than the punishment prescribed. He will plead, 'O my Lord! I did it out of mercy for Your servants.' He will be told, 'Are you [trying to be] more merciful to them than Me?' Then he will be ordered into the Fire. Another man who had added one lash [to the punishment] will be brought forth, and he will plead, '[O Allah! I did it] to make them stop committing acts of disobedience to You.' Then he too will be ordered into the Fire.' ⁴

1446.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام أمرَ قَنْبراً أنْ‏يَضرِبَ رجُلاً حَدّاً ، فغَلُظَ قَنبرٌ فَزادَهُ ثلاثةَ أسْواطِ ، فأقادَهُ عليٌّ عليه السلام مِن قَنبرٍ ثلاثةَ أسْواطٍ .⁵

1446.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The Commander of the Faithful (AS) had ordered Qanbar to execute a man's punishment. Qanbar was rough and beat him three more lashes. So Ali (AS) forfeited on his behalf by beating Qanbar three lashes.' ⁶