479 - إقامَةُ الحَدِّ بِأرضِ العَدُوِّ

479. Executing the Legal Punishment in the Land of the Enemy

1447.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا اُقيمُ على‏ أحَدٍ حَدّاً بأرضِ العَدُوِّ حتّى‏ يَخرُجَ مِنها ، لِئلّا تَلْحَقَهُ الحَميَّةُ فيَلْحَقَ بالعَدُوِّ .¹

1447.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I do not execute any legal punishment in the land of the enemy until he leaves it so that he is not overcome and would join the ranks of the enemy.' ²

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