Review of Quranic principles of mitigation of punishment

Subject Areas : Quarterly Sabzevaran Fadak

Maryam Aghayi Bajestani ¹ , Keramat Pirnia ^{2 *} , Ali Rezvani ³

1 - Semnan Azad University, Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Law
2 - Semnan Azad University
3 - Azad University, Shahroud Branch

Received: 2022-03-08 Accepted : 2023-09-05 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: discount, punishment, Quran,

Abstract :

The application of cases related to mitigation of punishment or conversion of punishment, which should in some way be commensurate with the dignity of the accused and the crime he committed, In the discussion of mitigation of punishment, it is important that in the presence of various factors such as social status, cooperation with the court, criminal record, etc., the perpetrator be mitigated in such a way that the accused can have another opportunity for a successful future in life. Have your own.Mitigation of punishment has been emphasized in many verses of the Qur'an; Such as a reduction in the duties of the Shari'ah when a person is in hardship or hardship or the free will of the guardians in the three matters (retribution, blood money and amnesty) which is a kind of reduction and also a reduction in the punishment of those who disobey in the Uhud war. .... Considering that repentance is a kind of mitigation and in general the Shari'a is based on the punishments of Hudud on mitigation, and thus repentance becomes a factor for mitigation in these punishments, so if a person who has committed a crime for which Hadd has become obligatory, if If he repents, his punishment will be reduced; Among these limits, which are reduced by a person's repentance, are the limits of unprotected adultery and unmarried man, theft, qazf, moharebeh and apostasy.