Imprisonment is a way to safeguard social health and human status. The sacred law-giver has made imprisonment among reprehensive punishments of which the length of term and manner depends on the verdict of the cadi
The present study concerns imprisonment sentence for Muslim spies who acted in favor of the enemy as well as the reprehensive punishments for those who prove true instances of dh?‘ir ‘wicked people’, as viewed and elaborated by both Shiite and Sunnite exegetes and faqihs. Through a comparative study of the views elaborated, the conclusion will be drawn on the basis of hadith-based and fiqh evidence and their implications
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