The ruling on calling a woman who displays her adornment a fornicator
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man sees a woman wearing perfume pass by and says to her, "O fornicator," based on what is reported in the hadith narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is this speaker considered to be falsely accusing the woman of zina?
Answer:
Yes, this is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to say to her, "O fornicator." Even if the hadith mentions zina, it is not the zina of the major sin (fahisha) or the zina of the forbidden act. However, applying this term to a woman while people are hearing it, or she is hearing it, is not permissible. He should forbid her from wearing perfume, going out, and displaying her adornment, and he should forbid her without using the word "O fornicator." If he says "O fornicator," the hadd punishment is established against him unless he brings four witnesses.
If he says, "I do not mean zina; I mean to mock her," it is not permissible for him to say that to you. This is interpreting the word in a way that is not its true meaning. This is explicit. You have taken this explicit meaning from him, and ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is not accepted. Therefore, the hadd punishment is established against him: either he brings four prostrations, or the hadd punishment is carried out against him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man sees a woman wearing perfume pass by and says to her, "O fornicator," based on what is reported in the hadith narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is this speaker considered to be falsely accusing the woman of zina?
Answer:
Yes, this is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to say to her, "O fornicator." Even if the hadith mentions zina, it is not the zina of the major sin (fahisha) or the zina of the forbidden act. However, applying this term to a woman while people are hearing it, or she is hearing it, is not permissible. He should forbid her from wearing perfume, going out, and displaying her adornment, and he should forbid her without using the word "O fornicator." If he says "O fornicator," the hadd punishment is established against him unless he brings four witnesses.
If he says, "I do not mean zina; I mean to mock her," it is not permissible for him to say that to you. This is interpreting the word in a way that is not its true meaning. This is explicit. You have taken this explicit meaning from him, and ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is not accepted. Therefore, the hadd punishment is established against him: either he brings four prostrations, or the hadd punishment is carried out against him.
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