Stoning is an ancient form of capital punishment. It was practiced in ancient Greece, Aztec tribes in South America also used stoning as punishment. Mishna, book of Jews gives a list of people who should be stoned.
According to Mishna Stoning applies to the following sinners.
According to Mishna Stoning applies to the following sinners.
- One who has had relations with his mother.
- With his father,s wife.
- With his daughter-in-law.
- A human male with a human male.
- or with a cattle.
- and the same is the case with a woman who uncovers herself before cattle.
- with a blasphemer.
- an idolater.
- he who sacrifices one of his children to Molech.
- one that occupies himself with familiar spirits.
- a wizard.
- one who violates Sabbath.
- one who curses his father or mother.
- one who has assaulted a betrothed damsel.
- a seducer who has seduced men to worship idols.
- and the one who misleads a whole town.
- a witch ( male or female).
- a stubborn and rebellious son.
- Touching Mount Sinai while God was giving Moses the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 19:13)
- An Ox that gores someone to death should be stoned.(Exodus 21:28)
- Breaking Sabbath.(Numbers 15:32-36)
- An engaged virgin and the man who lies with her, together, since she did not cry. (Deut 22:24)
- Giving one,s seed (presumably one,s offspring) to Molech. (Leviticus 20:2-5)
- Having a familiar spirit (or being a necromancer) or being a wizard. (lev 20:27)
- Cursing God. (lev. 24:10-16)
- Engaging in Idolatry (Deut. 17:2-7) or seducing other to do so. (Deut. 13:7-12)
- Rebellion against parents. (Deut. 21: 18-21)
- Getting married as though a virgin when not a virgin. (Deut. 22:13-21)
- Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman engaged to another man.(both should be stoned). (Deut. 22:23-24).
Stoning (Rijm) as a punishment for adultery is not mentioned in the Quran.
Allah (SWT) Commands in the Quran.
The habitual adulteress and the habitual adulterer, flog each one of them with a hundred stripes.
And let not compassion sway you in their case from carrying out
the penalty. 24:2 An-Noor. (QXP)
God’s law, if you believe in God and the Last Day. And let a group of believers witness
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