What Is Meant by "Clear Immorality" in the Verse on 'Adl (Constraining)
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is meant by the exception in the saying of the Exalted[An-Nisa 4:19] Does it mean that if she commits a clear immorality, it is permissible for him…?
The Shaykh:
Here it is not zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), brothers. The immorality here is with her tongue. With her tongue: obscene speech, abuse or insults, or the like. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: If she commits immorality with her tongue, does that mean it is permissible for him to constrain her, or that he takes money from her?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he may take his right from her in full if she has wronged him; he may take redress for himself from her with justice. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is meant by the exception in the saying of the Exalted
unless they commit a clear immorality
إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُّبَيِّنَةٍThe Shaykh:
Here it is not zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), brothers. The immorality here is with her tongue. With her tongue: obscene speech, abuse or insults, or the like. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: If she commits immorality with her tongue, does that mean it is permissible for him to constrain her, or that he takes money from her?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he may take his right from her in full if she has wronged him; he may take redress for himself from her with justice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 72 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/بيع فضل الماء/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:42)
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