Banishment

Posted on 03/12/2012 by marina

Wikis > Dictionary of Islam > Banishment

BANISHMENT.
Arabic تقريب
Taqhrib.

Expatriation for fornication is enjoined by Muslim law, according to the Imam ash-Shafi ‘i, although it is not allowed by the other doctors of the law, and it is also a punishment inflicted upon highway robbers.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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