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hudud

hudud

9.9
Fixed punishments in Islamic law for serious crimes like theft and adultery
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The hudud for adultery includes severe penalties that are mandated by Sharia law.

Examples

  • The punishment depends on whether the criminal was convicted of qesas, hudud, or tazir.

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  • In Islamic law, the hudud are strict punishments that must be applied for serious crimes such as theft.

  • Since hudud crimes are extremely hard to punish, this is the usual route that would be taken.

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  • In a tazir crime, the penalty would usually be a prison sentence, corporal punishment in some countries, or an execution in a more serious case (such as a case that was not prosecuted as hudud, like rape or drug trafficking).

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  • According to Islamic teachings, the hudud should be implemented fairly to maintain justice in society.

Synonyms

hudood
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  • Specialized
9.9

A set of limits in Islamic law that give fixed punishments for some serious crimes

is the fixed punishments ordained by God for certain serious crimes

Surface Forms

hudud singular
hudud plural

Etymology

The word hudud comes from the Arabic word hadd meaning 'limit' or 'boundary'. So, hudud are the fixed limits or punishments set by God in Islamic law for people who cross those boundaries.