The reason the Prophet turned away from the man who confessed to zina
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what was the reason the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from the man who confessed that he had committed zina? He turned away from him three times.
Answer:
So that he would retract. He turned away from him so that he would retract. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what was the reason the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from the man who confessed that he had committed zina? He turned away from him three times.
Answer:
So that he would retract. He turned away from him so that he would retract. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الصلح عن دم العمد بأكثر من الدية وأقل — islamhouse.com (1:08:45)
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