Ruling on asking a hypothetical question about killing an adulterer
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Question:
The questioner says: If a man finds another man having intercourse with his wife, does he kill him or not? Because we heard from one of the scholars that he kills him.
Answer:
This is a question that is not permissible; it is not permissible to ask about such a thing, lest this questioner be afflicted. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:101] So it is not permissible to ask such a hypothetical question. However, if it actually happens, then he asks after it has occurred.
The questioner says: If a man finds another man having intercourse with his wife, does he kill him or not? Because we heard from one of the scholars that he kills him.
Answer:
This is a question that is not permissible; it is not permissible to ask about such a thing, lest this questioner be afflicted. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you
لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ
Source
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