Under sharia, only apostasy, theft, revolt, armed robbery, adultery, drinking alcohol and slander carry prescribed sentences. Judges are left to determine punishment in other cases. 
Pansi pa lamulo la sharia, milandu ya mpakuto pa chipembedzo, kuba, kuwukira, kuba ndi mfuti, chigololo, kumwa mowa ndi kunyozana ndi yomwe ili zigamulo zake zodziwikiratu. Milandu ina yonse woweruza milandu ndi omwe amasankha zilango zake.