عقوبة السب بين الهدي النبوي و القانون القطري

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The Law of Islam is concerned with the protection of the human being's honour.

Therefore, it stipulates the punishment of whoever defames others in order that it can promote the development of a virtuous society and eliminates vice in its various forms.

A human being has not only physical but also moral existence, both of which are equally valued by the Islamic Law, which is keen on protecting them both to the same degree.

Allah has endowed man with abundant blessings, the greatest of which is Islam.

However, the next greatest blessing after Islam is ability to communicate verbally.

The tongue is a two-edged weapon.

Thus, if a person used it to obey Allah by reciting the Quran; enjoining good actions; forbidding evil and doing other similarly good acts ,all of which a Muslim is required to perform, he/she would be grateful to Allah for this great blessing.

On the other hand, if he/she used their tongue to obey Satan by making schisms within the muslim community; telling lies and making false claims; backbiting ; slandering and any other verbal acts forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, the person involved in these activities would be ungrateful to Allah for this blessing.

Indeed, our noble Messenger was completely truthful when He said {A person utters a word thoughtlessly (i.

e.

without thinking about its being good or not) and, as a result of this, he will fall into the fire of Hell deeper than the distance between the east and the west}.

I have studied some provisions of Qatari law regarding the crime of revilement to find out how far they agree with the rulings of the Islamic Law.

Tis he aim of the study is to enable the readers to perceive the superiority of the Islamic Law rulings, which provide the most perfect remedy for the society's ills.

This eternal God-revealed Law is fit to regulate the life of people across all times and places.