Change the Hadd (ordained punishment

A: According to Shari`ah (Islamic law), the Had (ordained punishment for violating Allah’s Law) for a married person who commits Zina is stoning to death, whether the person is a man or a woman. The Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) includes evidence supporting this ruling. It was authentically reported in the Two Sahih (authentic) Books of Hadith (i.e. Al-Bukhari and Muslim) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: O Anas! "Go to the wife of that man, and if she admits [her guilt], stone her [to death]." In Muslim's Sahih Book of Hadith, it was related that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Receive (teaching) from me, receive (teaching) from me. Allah has ordained a way for those (women). When an unmarried male commits Zina with an unmarried female (they should receive) one hundred lashes and banishment for one year. If a married male commits Zina with a married female, they shall receive one hundred lashes and be stoned to death." According to the narrations of the Two Sahih, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to his Companions when Ma`iz admitted Zina to him: "Go and stone him to death." Also, the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered his Companions to stone Al-Ghamidiyyah to death. These clear Nusus (Islamic texts from the Qur’an or the Sunnah) affirm that the Had prescribed for a married person who commits Zina is stoning to death as a means to prevent this crime from being committed. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing and All-Wise. (Part No. 22; Page No. 51) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.