Arabic (Original)
قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ثنا شَرِيكٌ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ بِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ
English Translation
Discussion of the principles of Islamic criminal law as a whole — the purposes of punishment (deterrence, retribution, and reform), the protection of the five essential values (life, religion, intellect, lineage, and property), and the balance between justice and mercy that characterizes the Islamic legal system.