{"id":6789,"date":"2024-07-10T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/implementation-of-the-shariah-laws-on-the-non-muslims\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T21:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:49:21","slug":"implementation-of-the-shariah-laws-on-the-non-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/implementation-of-the-shariah-laws-on-the-non-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementation Of The Shari’ah Laws On The Non-Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/h3>\n

Can the Islamic State punish a non-Muslim citizen who commits offense against a Muslim? For example if a non-Muslim citizen steals a Muslim’s property, will the culprit’s hand be cut? Or if a non-Muslim citizen commits adultery with a Muslim citizen, will the non-Muslim culprit be sentenced to death (rajam<\/em>) along with the Muslim culprit?<\/p>\n

Answer<\/h3>\n

Salam<\/p>\n

The shari’ah is silent on this issue.<\/div>\n
In this regard, both ways can be adopted depending upon the terms of citizenship concluded with the non-Muslim minority: A Muslim state can enforce Islamic punishments on the non-Muslims citizens, and it can give them the leverage to follow their own code in a particular matter.<\/div>\n
The bottom line is that non-Muslims citizens are not necessarily bound to face the punishments prescribed by the Islamic shari’ah.<\/div>\n

Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> 2015-03-03<\/p>\n