What are the six prescribed punishments (hudud) in Sharia?
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Scholars differ regarding the enumeration of hudud punishments. They agree on five of them: zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), qadhf (false accusation of unchastity), intoxication, theft, and highway robbery. The Hanafis added the hadd of drinking alcohol. The Malikis added the hudud of apostasy and rebellion. Some Shafi'is consider qisas (retribution) and the killing of one who deliberately abandons prayer to be among the hudud.
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