What is the meaning of a husband saying about his wife that she

The questioner : A professor explained the phrase "the hand of the toucher is not returned." The man who came to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—was the intention that she was committing lewdness, or what does it mean?

The Shaykh : No, no, that is not the intention. The intention is that she was a simple, naive woman, good-hearted, who did not notice the scheming of young men. Perhaps one of them would reach for a part of her body, and it would happen that her husband saw that, so he was overcome with jealousy, while she was not there, meaning she was simple. This is the intention. It is impossible that the intention was that she consents to everyone who desires her; because if the matter were so, it would mean that the husband accuses her of fornication. In that case, the principle of demanding four witnesses, or mutual oath-swearing, would apply, and none of that occurred. Rather, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Divorce her," if it had been a case of fornication, he would not have said to him, "Divorce her." He would have said, "Produce witnesses, or else we will stone you or flog you." He said, "I love her." He said, "Then keep her." So the case concerns the preliminaries of fornication on one hand, and on the other hand, that she does not intend these preliminaries because of her simplicity and the goodness of her heart.

The questioner : Meaning, he is not considered a coward?

The Shaykh: No, other than that.