https://shariahweb.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/is-hadd-punishment-for-apostasy-or-similar-crimes-to-be-implemented-only-by-the-sultan-ruler-or-his-deputy-sh-ibn-taymiyyah/
Is hadd punishment for apostasy or similar crimes to be implemented only by the sultan (ruler) or his deputy? Sh. Ibn Taymiyyah