Is the intended meaning of Allah's saying, "The fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress," that one who commits fornication must marry a fornicatress?
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Question:
Is the intended meaning of His saying, Exalted is He,[An-Nur 24:3] that everyone who commits fornication must marry a fornicatress, or one who commits fornication with a person?
Answer:
It is not so. No one is content with marrying a fornicatress except a person who is content with fornication. No one is content with marrying a fornicatress except one who is content with fornication. This is a coward, this coward. Yes.
Is the intended meaning of His saying, Exalted is He,
The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator
الزَّانِي لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةًAnswer:
It is not so. No one is content with marrying a fornicatress except a person who is content with fornication. No one is content with marrying a fornicatress except one who is content with fornication. This is a coward, this coward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل المقصود بقول الله ﴿الزّاني لا ينكح إلّا زانية﴾ أن من زنى لا بد أن يتزوج زانية؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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