Ask Qul - Major Sins - punishments relative to location?

'He who covers himself with the cloak of modesty, people cannot see his flaws.'

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [as]

Nahj al-Baldgha, Saying 223

Sexual Ethics & Morals

# 824 - looking for someone in edda mu

Salaat / Prayers

# 709 - Passing wind from the rear

Business / Investment

# 808 - Masjid or Imam Bargah

Sexual Ethics & Morals

# 807 - penetration during period

# 806 - Female masturbation

Divorce / Talaq

# 798 - Divorce

Miscellaneous

# 797 - Kiss

# 792 - hidden buried treasure

Interfaith Dialogue

# 781 - Jesus death

Fasting / Sawm / Roza

# 776 - Husbands permissn

Ask Qul - QA

Question : #497

Subject:	punishments relative to location?
Question:	Being in a western country do the punishment for committing adultery for misguided Muslim brothers apply. I have been asked by a repenting brother whether he needs to admit his sin and then accept the lashes he must receive. Also is it our duty to bare witness to such acts in order to insure that the sinner is punished even if they do not wish to repent
Answer:	Salam alaykum To implement Islamic punishment it must be done under an isamic government or islamic shia court. 1) punishment for adultery is implemented regardless the Muslim is guided or misguided, because just being a Muslim is a sign of guidance 2) no the brother must not admit his sin publicly and does not need to receive punishment, just needs to repent and not perform the act again for the sake of Allah. 3) no we have no duty in being a witness of someone else sin (adultery) unless the Islamic court or Islamic government asked us to be witnesses. Also if 4 just people do not be witnesses in the same time they become as accusers and they receive the punishment of an accusers.

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