Is corporal punishment (cutting) permissible during extreme heat or cold?

Chapter on Amputation in Theft

Al-Mughni

Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)

Book 51 · Issue 1 · Bab 2

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Corporal punishment, specifically cutting, is not to be carried out during intense heat or cold. This is because the severity of the weather might assist in the killing of the convicted person, and the primary purpose of the punishment is deterrence, not killing.