Section [On the ḥadd for intoxicants]

Any substance whose large quantity intoxicates is deemed khamr; hence even a small amount is unlawful, whatever its origin. It becomes permissible only to dislodge a morsel that has lodged in the throat, when nothing else is at hand.

If a Muslim drinks it deliberately, knowing that a large amount intoxicates, a free man is flogged eighty lashes (1), and a slave forty. Equally forbidden is any pressed juice that has boiled, or that has sat for three complete days and nights.

Section [On discretionary chastisement]

Taʿzīr is required for every sin that carries neither a ḥadd nor an expiation, such as insulting or striking another. The punishment must not exceed ten lashes, except in the cases expressly exempted. Whoever masturbates with his hand without necessity is to be chastised.

Section [On the ḥadd for theft]

Whoever steals the legal minimum from its secure place—namely a quarter dinar, three pure dirhams (2), or property of equal value—and where no legal doubt exists, has his hand amputated, as does the pickpocket. The ḥadd is not enforced on one who betrays a deposit left in his custody, although it does apply to the borrower who then denies the loan. No amputation is carried out for stealing a musical instrument or the like, nor for taking from the property of one’s father or son, or