Today in my english class we read an essay on Islamic punishments and we were discussing it. The main point we were discussing was the cutting off teh hans if one steals. I ended up calling my dad 2 clear thngs up. He said that the govt is responsible for the social security and the welfare of its ppl. and if a person steals even when those needa r taken care of no matter how severe it is you get ur hands cut off, but if u steal when ur needs r met and ur desperate ur hands mightnot get cut off depending on the circumstances.
but my teacher said what if a studnet had the oppurtunity to study 4 a test that was given and still did not and ended up stealing answers frm another student, thats stealing and his needs were taken care of and he had the oppurtunity to study, he just did not want to. Can his hands be cut off 4 stealing answers!!!
This is also stealing and though the hand will not be cut off but in this case the cheating person is getting the thing / result through prohibited means and such ways are also not acceptable in Islam.
As per my limited knowledge the achievements or the degree through such means is "najaiz" or "haram" and the income earned in future on the basis of that degree will also be under same category. (Wallah o Aalam)
Hey Guys - below is a real live account of the Islamic Sharia law in action; remember, the condemneds do not have recourse to trials and their guilt proven without any doubt; It's usually the senior clergy or mullah who, based on report submitted, decides on the fate of the 'accused'. If you guys think this is what the Islam of the Future should be - Go ahead, at least, you are safe in a western country!
Right Hands of Four Thieves Amputated
KABUL, Afghanistan: May 21, 1999 -- The right hands of four young men, all convicted thieves, were cut off Friday before a crowd of several hundred people in the Kabul Sports Stadium.
The men sat on the rain-soaked grass, their legs bound by chains and their faces covered with their turbans, while three doctors wearing surgical masks performed the amputations.
The hand of the first man, Mohammed Tahir, was shown to the spectators, and a Taliban leader, Saeed Abdul Rehman Aga, said: "This is Islamic law ... they have stolen and this is what we must do." Several spectators then left, saying they couldn't bear to watch more.
Tahir and Mohammed Gul were found guilty of stealing the equivalent of about $1,000. The other two men who lost their right hands, Mohammed Naseem and Bari Elah, were employees of the Taliban's interior ministry who confessed to robbing a home of carpets and household items.
The Taliban religious army, which rules about 90 percent of Afghanistan, has imposed a harsh brand of Islamic law in the area under its control. The Taliban publicly execute murderers, amputate the limbs of thieves and lash people for lesser offenses.
Before the amputations, a young taxi driver was given 100 lashes after being found guilty of adultery. The Taliban said the woman involved was in jail, but it wasn't clear what her punishment would be.
Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani and his military chief Ahmed Shah Massood are leading an alliance of forces opposed to the Taliban's version of Islam.