“Honor Killing from an Islamic Perspective”

The question in this post is: “What does Islam say about honor killings? Does Islam really have a concept of honor killings? Most of the victims here are females; so does Islam really order to kill females in the name of honor?” The reply, given by Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Hanooti and Sheikh ‘Atiyyah Saqr, is that there is no such concept in Islam that is called “honour killing”; Islam does not permit such acts. The so-called “honour killing” is based on ignorance and disregard of morals and laws. Al-Hanooti adds that honour killing could be a wrong cultural tradition; an unjust and inhumane act.