Why hanging sentence always in morning.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Fansi ki saza ke liye fajar ke bad aur suraj nikalne se
pahle ka kyun decide kiya
(When the sentence of hanging to death in pronounced why
is it that it is always carried out after ‘fajr’ and/or after the sun has
risen?)
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Answer:
Why hanging sentence
always in morning
In the name of Allah,
We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah
guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide
them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
Firstly, to take the life of the
convict by sentencing him/her to be hanged to death is not based from the
Shariah. The sentences that are from the
Shariah for death penalty are either ‘beheading’ (for murder) or ‘stoning to
death’ (for adultery) and these sentences are recommended to be carried out
after Jumuah prayers so that a portion of the believers may be able to witness
it.
The reason why the sentence of
hanging the convict to death is carried out at dawn is best known to the judges
who pronounce such a sentence!
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me alone. Allah Alone
Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister