Somali fighters stone rape victim

[Amadeus85]

We can only be sorry to hear such things, but the human nature shows its bad face every day all over the globe with thousands of people suffering from various reasons. I think that it will be like that until the end of this world.

 

[aamirsaab]

Even if the girl did "ask" to be stoned to death, does that make the act justifiable or moral?

Islamically speaking, it doesn't matter if she (or the defendant) asks for the punishment - it's upto the judge to declare the defendant as guilty or not guilty; they're also responsible for the punishment (if any), too. As for the act (stoning) becoming more justifiable or moral if one asks for it? It'd probably have some impact in the overall verdict, but it really lies in the hand of the judge (in islamic courts anyway).


For some bizzare reason, people over the globe seem to confuse rape and adultery when it comes to Islamic punishment (this isn't directed to anyone in particular, just speaking in general terms) - rape and adultery are two completely different things and as far as I am aware, the victim of a rape, Islamically speaking, is never to be punished.

From what I have read about this case in particular, it seems as though the Islamic court (meaning she actually had a trial) declared her guilty. Since I don't live in somalia and know very little about the country and its interpretation of the law, I cannot say much in relation to the courts (i.e I don't know how Islamic they are). My inclination tells me they got it wrong but I don't have all the facts - the ones I do have, however, do put me on the edge; in the first article, she said she was raped. In the second article, she pretty much demanded sharia law punishment.....kinda confusing.

 

[The Khan]

There's a lot of confusion regarding the whole incident. Their local media reported something different, the Arab media reported something different, the western media reported something different. Strange.

 

[LockOn]

My cousins sister in law was shot by her father for honour reasons after being raped at a wedding.She fell pregnant and the guy didnt want anything to do with her.This happend in pakistan, years ago. So i can relate to this sad incident.

As-Salaamu 'Alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh .
I'm very saddened by what you have posted.May Allah 'azza wa-jall have mercy on the dear sister and let her be one of the people of Paradise.


It does make one question which of the reports is actually true. If it is the one where she was raped and executed, then a great injustice has been committed.

The Khan

Nope, just to be frank, the Qur'an doesn't mention stoning as a punishment at all. In fact, many of our beloved prophets were threatened with stoning. Ibrahim (pbuh), for example.

Btw, was the lady supposed to be punished, if the prophet (pbuh) didn't intervene?

My dear brother. The punishment for adultery is not a debatable matter. The punishment is stoning and the hadith are clear on this, as someone has already posted. Do you reject the hadith regarding this matter, even though they are all Sahih?

 

[Yanal]

May those soldiers get a punishment from Allah. May the girl be in heaven. Ameen.

 

[Intisar]

In short, she was raped, she was just 13 and the ''Islamic courts union militia'' had gang-raped her and threatened her. So then confessed to committing to ''adultery'' to the IUC, they apprehended her and performed the stoning on her.

May Allaah grant her Jannatul firdaws and exempt her from the torments of the grave.