Accusing a man's wife of adultery and its effect on the continuation of the marriage
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. The listener, Hussein 'Abd al-Muhsin 'Atiyyah, residing in Riyadh, sent a lengthy case, the summary of which is that a man accused his wife of adultery twice. Is it permissible to return her to him? Or how do you advise the wife? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Falsely accusing someone of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) is forbidden. It means accusing someone of committing the act of zina. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:23-25] Therefore, it is not permissible to falsely accuse believing women, whether they are married or unmarried. Falsely accusing someone of zina is a major sin, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) counted it among the major sins. He said: “Avoid the seven destructive sins,” and he mentioned among them falsely accusing chaste, unaware, believing women. And Allah has made the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) obligatory for it.
If the accuser does not establish proof for what he said by bringing four witnesses who testify to what he claimed, Allah the Exalted and Sublime said:[An-Nur 24:4-5] "Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." So, accusing someone of adultery is a major destructive sin among the major destructive sins. Therefore, whoever speaks any of that must repent to Allah with a sincere repentance and guard his tongue. As for his wife whom he accused, she does not exit from his bond; she is his wife. But if she demands her right, then the Shari'ah ruling must be carried out against him. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. The listener, Hussein 'Abd al-Muhsin 'Atiyyah, residing in Riyadh, sent a lengthy case, the summary of which is that a man accused his wife of adultery twice. Is it permissible to return her to him? Or how do you advise the wife? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Falsely accusing someone of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) is forbidden. It means accusing someone of committing the act of zina. Allah the Exalted said:
(23) Indeed, those who [falsely] accuse chaste, unaware and believing women are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great punishment (24) On a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do. (25) That Day, Allah will pay them in full their deserved recompense, and they will know that it is Allah who is the perfect in justice.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْغَافِلَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ لُعِنُوا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ يَوْمَ تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَأَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يُوَفِّيهِمُ اللَّهُ دِينَهُمُ الْحَقَّ وَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُIf the accuser does not establish proof for what he said by bringing four witnesses who testify to what he claimed, Allah the Exalted and Sublime said:
(4) And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses - lash them with eighty lashes and do not accept from them testimony ever after. And those are the defiantly disobedient, (5) Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ فَاجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً أَبَدًا وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، قذف الرجل زوجته وأثره على بقاء النكاح - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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