The Ruling on the One Who Transmits a Report of False Accusation of Adultery
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the one who transmits a report of false accusation of adultery receive the hadd punishment because he spoke the words of false accusation?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Does the one who transmits a report of false accusation of adultery receive the hadd punishment because he spoke the words of false accusation?
The Shaykh:
And he did not commit the false accusation himself, but he transmitted it on behalf of another; he is given a discretionary punishment. This is a discretionary punishment to restrain his tongue from spreading the indecency among[An-Nur 24:19]. So if he hears a false accusation of adultery, he does not transmit it and does not speak of it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the one who transmits a report of false accusation of adultery receive the hadd punishment because he spoke the words of false accusation?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Does the one who transmits a report of false accusation of adultery receive the hadd punishment because he spoke the words of false accusation?
The Shaykh:
And he did not commit the false accusation himself, but he transmitted it on behalf of another; he is given a discretionary punishment. This is a discretionary punishment to restrain his tongue from spreading the indecency among
those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who
الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِيعَ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي الَّذِينَ
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: والإيلاء حرام — islamhouse.com (1:07:10)
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