Discretionary punishment for one who accuses a disbeliever of zina
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The questioner:
All right, Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a disbeliever is accused of zina, is the one who made the accusation subject to discretionary punishment?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who made the accusation is subject to discretionary punishment, because it is not befitting for a Muslim to utter such words; he should purify his tongue from such speech. Also, the disbeliever, if he is a non-Muslim granted safe conduct or a treaty partner, has sanctity, and one must not transgress against him. Yes.
The questioner:
And does it make a difference between a hostile combatant and others among the people of war?
The Shaykh:
A hostile combatant has no sanctity; the discussion is about the treaty partner. Yes.
All right, Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a disbeliever is accused of zina, is the one who made the accusation subject to discretionary punishment?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who made the accusation is subject to discretionary punishment, because it is not befitting for a Muslim to utter such words; he should purify his tongue from such speech. Also, the disbeliever, if he is a non-Muslim granted safe conduct or a treaty partner, has sanctity, and one must not transgress against him. Yes.
The questioner:
And does it make a difference between a hostile combatant and others among the people of war?
The Shaykh:
A hostile combatant has no sanctity; the discussion is about the treaty partner. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 61 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب اللعان|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:03)
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