Legal Order of Anesthetized and Insensible Persons Sentenced to Retribution, and Prescribed Punishments

The penal system of pure Islam has come from the immense revelation and is saturated with the teachings of the infallible Imams (A.S.) and is flourished as a result of the hard work of the jurists over thousands of years. Therefore, it is characterized with the unique features such as accountability and being up-to-date. The present text has been written to answer a new question as to whether it is lawful to anesthetize or make a person who is sentenced to retribution, or prescribed punishments insensible. The discussion follows within three stages. Initially, the arguments of the jurists who believe in the unlawfulness of making the person anesthetized or insensible in retribution are reviewed and criticized. Next, the arguments of the jurists who believe in the lawfulness of making the person anesthetized or insensible in retribution are explained and in the third stage, their arguments are discussed. Finally, it is concluded that making a person who is sentenced to retribution or prescribed punishments anesthetized or insensible is unlawful.