Fiqh and Usul

Fiqh and Usul

A Jurisprudential Investigation into the Generalization of the “Year of Famine” to the Conditions of Economic Underdevelopment in the Thief’s Place of Residence for the Negation of the ḥadd of theft, with an Emphasis on Imāmī Jurisprudence

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahmud Beheshti Far 1
Abasali Soltani 2
Mohammad Hasan Ha’eri 2
1 PhD candidate, Department of Jurisprudence and the Foundations of Islamic Law, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and the Foundations of Islamic Law, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22067/jfiqh.2024.85487.1693
Abstract
The implementation of divine punishments (ḥudūd) is essential and significant given their impact on preventing social abnormalities and the proliferation of crime. However, if implemented without regard for the conditions that negate the punishment and the economic, social, political, and cultural context, it may cause irreparable material and moral damage to individuals and lead to the undermining of the dignity of Shari'a. The present fundamental research employs the escriptive-analytical method and utilizes social interpretation of religious texts, the legal principle of scrutiny of the locus (tanqīḥ-i manāṭ), and the principle of harm prevention (qāʿidi-yi darʾ). In doing so, the study seeks to address the follwing questions regarding the amputation of the thief’s hand: Is the “year of famine”, which negates the ḥadd of theft, generalizable to periods of economic underdevelopment in the thief’s place of residence? If so, what are the criteria for identifying the “year of famine” and the economic underdevelopment of regions, and what is the manner of this generalization? The findings of this research indicate that the “year of famine” is indeed generalizable to the conditions of economic underdevelopment in the thief’s place of residence, and the criterion for its identification is the opinion of experts.
Keywords
ḥadd of theft
year of famine
economic underdevelopment
social interpretation of religious texts
scrutiny of the locus
principle of harm prevention
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