The Persistence of Ihsan After Divorce and the Elapse of a Long Period
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the ruling is that the term *muhassin* (chastity) applies to a man or woman who has been married, such that the state of *ihsan* remains even after the divorce. This includes the ruling regarding the punishment for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) for a man.
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as he previously had intercourse with his wife in a valid marriage, and both were adults, sane, and free, even if the intercourse occurred at the beginning of his life and the zina at the end of his life, he is considered *muhassin*. The men stood up against him.
The questioner:
And because Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh:
Or is it a condition of *ihsan* that his wife remains with him, such that even if he divorced her, and a long time passed since his marriage, and he had intercourse with his wife, and then committed zina after a period of time, is this person considered *muhassin*?
Honorable Shaykh, the ruling is that the term *muhassin* (chastity) applies to a man or woman who has been married, such that the state of *ihsan* remains even after the divorce. This includes the ruling regarding the punishment for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) for a man.
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as he previously had intercourse with his wife in a valid marriage, and both were adults, sane, and free, even if the intercourse occurred at the beginning of his life and the zina at the end of his life, he is considered *muhassin*. The men stood up against him.
The questioner:
And because Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh:
Or is it a condition of *ihsan* that his wife remains with him, such that even if he divorced her, and a long time passed since his marriage, and he had intercourse with his wife, and then committed zina after a period of time, is this person considered *muhassin*?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 82 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|فصل فيمن أتى حدا خارج الحرم ثم لجأ إليه|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:01)
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