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If anyone commits a<br />
theft under such<br />
circumstances he<br />
deserves the highest<br />
punishment." [Perwez's<br />
Translation]<br />
We can see that after all the<br />
prolonged argument by the Hadeeth-rejecters<br />
that the Qur'aan explains itself and is in no need of<br />
the Sunnah to clarify it, we find Perwez adding non-<br />
Qur'aanic clauses to the Qur'aanic law to limit the<br />
circumstance under which this punishment is<br />
applied.<br />
ii) The Sunnah establishes a meaning, when a<br />
number of meanings are possible.<br />
The Qur'aan<br />
prescribes, "Cut off the hand of the thief, male or female…"<br />
but does not clarify what hand means. The Sunnah<br />
explains the hand to mean 'from the wrist down'.<br />
The Qur'aan explains the ruling and manner of<br />
Tayammum as, "…But if you are ill or on a journey or any<br />
of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you<br />
have been in contact with women and you find no water,<br />
then perform Tayammum (dry ablution) with clean earth<br />
and rub therewith your faces and hands."<br />
The Sunnah explains that hands in this verse mean<br />
only the palms. The word 'hand' could have multiple<br />
meanings but the Sunnah specifies the appropriate<br />
meaning for each ruling.<br />
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