Execution of a Sentence of Stoning to Death during the Absence of Imam of Our Time

Considering Quran and Hadith as the two main sources of the Islamic jurisprudence and religious law, the author proceeds through stoning to death in Islam in this article. With regard to intense reactions of the human rights against execution of this sentence (and similar sentences), the author intends to answer the question that whether it is possible to prevent Islam and Muslims from being weak through execution or non-execution of substituted judgments in spite of maintenance of religious rules?To this end, in addition to investigation of Quran sources and traditions of stoning to death and referring to its historical-religious backgrounds, various scope of valuable viewpoints have been achieved in this connection using request for opinion of the concerned authorities and review of experts’ opinions from prohibition of stoning and non-execution of stoning sentence during the absence of Imam of our time to impossibility of prohibition of execution of such sentence as the divine ordinance.