For the third time...

For the third time, the retribution is life imprisonment, and annihilation is for the fourth time. [^3] Explanations To cut off the hand is the only heavy withholding compensation and retribution of theft. In executing Allah's bounds, we must not be affected by sympathy and kind feelings. Besides cutting off the hand, the thief is responsible for the property, too. The execution of these ordinances needs: rule, force, system, and organizations. Thus, Islam is a religion of government and policy.

Poverty is not all excuse or permission for larceny. Islam, before cutting off the hand, emphasizes on the importance and necessity of…