The Role of Repentance (from Theft) in Punishment and Ta'zir Based on Jurisprudence and Islamic Penal Code1392: an Analytical Appraisal

Repentance is one of the most important issues among the Qur'anic sciences and Islamic law, and it is based on a generous and humane look at human beings. In the Penal Penal Code of Islam, repentance is one of the factors of the fall, amnesty and reduction of punitive damages, except for the Qazf. According to the principle of free will, man is responsible for what he is doing. The author analyzes this issue through a descriptive-analytical research based on library studies. The findings suggest that the new lawmaker's approach to the Islamic punishment law of 92 in the original Islamic law introduces this valuable concept to the Iranian criminal system in a regular manner, and the Shari'a view reflects the practical role of repentance in the improvement, rehabilitation and spiritual practice of the perpetrator, and the criminal system Islam, with the prediction of the body of repentance as one of the causes of the fall of punishment, has been instrumental in identifying the purpose of the criminal system.