The Bible accuses the lord with that he orders to cut off the hand of a the woman that holds the masculine organ of a strange man during his fight with her husband!! This is mentioned in Deuteronomy 25 number ( 11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: 12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.)
And I wonder : is not cutting off the hand inhumanity ?! why the objectors did not criticize this text as they criticized the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) hadith and said what they said…
And there is a question coming forward for the objectors and it is : is the theft penalty only in Quran and Sunnah or it is fixed in bible as well?
Reply : the theft penalty is fixed in bible by these :
1- book of exodus chapter 22 number 2 : If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
2- Deuteronomy chapter 25 number 7 : If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
3- Book of Zechariah chapter 5 number 7 : Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
I said : according to what previously mentioned the punishment for theft in Bible is ( death) not cutting off the hand and it does not give the person a chance for repentance and life ……
And I say to the objectors the same thing they said in their allegation : is not this an inhumanity ?
And I wonder : Are not all these texts from the Lord to Moses and other prophets and why they don’t implement it ?
And where is the text that prevents them from implementing it ?
Or it is abrogation by their consideration ? if it is true where is the evidence of the abrogating?
And another thing the book of Mathew ascribes to Jesus saying in chapter 18 number 8 : But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 9 : Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
I said : those texts are very clear evidence on cutting off the hands and legs and even pulling out the eyes when they cause difficulties for human and become obstacle to his entering the eternal life (paradise) and it is better than to be thrown to hell’s fire.
Written by Akram Hassan Morsi
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