Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

518 Financial and judiciary instifurions at the time of 'Ali
'I meant to hurt you. She will never be asked about this sin of hers
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again; it is like a debt that has been paid off. The evidence for
the view of Amir al-Mu'mineen 'Ali ibn Ahi Taib (&,) is the hadith
of 'Ubgdah ibn as-Shit: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (@)
in a gathering, and he said: 'Whoever does any of that and is
punished for it, it is an expiation for him; whoever does any of that
and Allah (&) conceals it for him, then it is up to Allah. If He wills,
He will pardon him and if He wills, He will punish him."'250
One of the aims of Sharia is to protect honour and lineage. Not
protecting them results in evils that occur because of neglect and
transgression. The wars, fighting, mischief, mixing of lineage and
stopping of bloodlines that happen as a result of that are well-known,
because the one who commits zina is not seeking progeny; rather he
is seeking immediate pleasure. If there was no chastity or protection,
people would no longer be interested in marriage, immorality would
become widespread, and the crime of zina would become common,
along with what results from it of corruption, ill health, calamities,
disasters and trials. Even if nothing else were narrated concerning
this except the following verse of the Qur'an, that would be
sufficient: (And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a
Frihishah [i.e. anything that transgresses its limits: a great sin], and an
evil way that leads one to hell unless Allah forgives him.) (Qur'an 17:
3~)'~' Hence Islam brought binding laws to protect honour and
lineage, and the Rightly Guided Caliphs (may Allah be pleased with
them) applied these laws.
3.2.3. The hadd punishment for drinking alcohol
3.2.3.a. Drinking alcohol in Ramadan
It was narrated from 'Ata' from his father that 'Mi (4)
flogged the poet an-NajLhi al-Hikithi, who drank alcohol in
Ramadan. He gave him eighty lashes then detained him. The next