Abstract
The government has introduced various programs to rehabilitate and give treatment to drug dependent. However statistic from Agency Anti Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK) has shown that a number of drug dependents has increased annually. It is high time for the government to review and enhance the punishment for drug dependents. The Drug Dependents (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 is silent on imposing punishment on a first offender. Therefore, this paper will examines on imposing whipping as punishment for drug dependent as provided by syariah law. Adopting the application of qiyas, the rule and punishment of drinking liquor, which is stated in the Quran (5:90), and the Hadith is extended to consuming drugs. This paper seeks to discuss alternative methods to deter the public from drug abuse and at the same time to decrease the government expenditure in providing rehabilitation programs and services for drug (Abstract)
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Othman, Yuhanza Yuhanza255@melaka.uitm.edu.my Mahat, Ida Rahayu UNSPECIFIED Erlen Joni, Ekmil Krisnawati UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > Drug habits. Drug abuse K Law > KBP Islamic law. Sharī'ah. Fiqh |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bahagian Penyelidikan dan Jaringan Industri, UiTM Melaka |
| Event Title: | International Conference on Islamic Business, Art, Culture & Communication (ICIBACC 2014) |
| Event Dates: | 26 - 27 |
| Page Range: | p. 52 |
| Keywords: | Rehabilitate; Drug dependant; Act; Syariah whipping; Punishment |
| Date: | 2014 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54405 |
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