Analyzing the Evidences of the Effects of Hudud (Worldly Punishments) on Resurrectional Punishments in Islamic Jurisprudence

One of the questions raised about Islamic Hudud is whether the offenders would be exempted from Resurrectional Punishment after death if they are punished in the present world, or this worldly retribution would not compensate for their sin and cannot necessarily release them from Resurrectional Punishment? There are various opinions and differences among the experts of different Islamic schools. Some scholars believe that the mere imposition of punishment does compensate for Resurrectional Punishment, and the offender who has received punishment will not suffer from Resurrectional Punishment. This group express their opinion in the form of the rule “Al-Hudud Kaffarat” (compensation for the punishments). In contrast, others believe that Hudud are only the worldly punishments for the wrongdoing, and that do not suffice and would not compensate for the Resurrectional Punishments at all. Against these two views, some believe that the rule should be explained in details. In addition to examining different views of the scholars of Islamic denominations, and reviewing and analyzing the relevant arguments and evidences, this study refutes the two aforementioned viewpoints by scrutinizing the traditions and the circumstances of the issuance of the traditions and holds that it depends on the types and qualities of the offences and crimes.