Tazir
Sign in to saveIn Islamic law, tazir ('''''ta'zeer, ta'zir or ta’dhir''', lit. scolding, "to punish") refers to punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge (Qadi) or ruler of the state. It is one of three major categories of punishments or sanctions under Islamic law (sharia, the other two or three being hadd, and qisas/diyya''). Contrary to the lightness implied in "scolding", these discretionary punishments can range from a warning from the judge to corporal punishment such as flogging, fines, imprisonment, exile, and in extreme cases execution.
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15 sectionsContents
- Etymology and meaning
- In scripture
- Context in sharia
- Tazir offenses
- Examples in scripture
- Other examples
- Tazir punishments
- History
- Scholars' rules
- Contemporary application
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
In Islamic law, tazir ('''''ta'zeer, ta'zir or ta’dhir''', lit. scolding, "to punish") refers to punishment for offenses at the discretion of the judge (Qadi) or ruler of the state. It is one of three major categories of punishments or sanctions under Islamic law (sharia, the other two or three being hadd, and qisas/diyya''). Contrary to the lightness implied in "scolding", these discretionary punishments can range from a warning from the judge to corporal punishment such as flogging, fines, imprisonment, exile, and in extreme cases execution.
Tazir punishments are sometimes described as being for violations of Islamic law not specified in either the Qur'an nor the hadith, and so not reaching "the level of hudud" (crimes and punishments determined in the Qur'an or hadith), qisas ("eye for an eye" proportional retaliation punishment), or diya (compensation payments for situations where sharia does not allow for qisas retaliation).