On 29 May 2014 15:33, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote: > Quran (5:38) prescribes cutting off the hand of the thief. I believe it is > implemented in Saudi Arabia where theft incidences are very low. However, I > have heard scholars argue that such laws can only be implemented in an > ideal Islamic welfare society where excuses / rationale for theft are > almost non-existent, and thereby stealing is a pure crime, not borne of any > need for survival. > > Yes, that's a good excuse not to look into the socio-economic causes of poverty.
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