If a woman commits unlawful sexual intercourse and pregnancy is not evident, is the fixed punishment carried out against her?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. If a woman commits unlawful sexual intercourse and pregnancy is not evident in her womb, do we wait until a sign of pregnancy becomes evident?
The Shaykh : Why? For the purpose of carrying out the fixed punishment?
As long as the pregnancy has not appeared, we do not wait.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, is the fixed punishment the blowing of the soul?
The Shaykh : No, the fixed punishment is from the day the pregnancy becomes evident.
The questioner : I mean, if it is not evident, but we know that the soul has been blown into it, for example, four months have passed since the unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
The Shaykh : If we know that the soul has been blown into it, it is all the more so.
The questioner : Even if it is not evident on the outside.
The Shaykh : Even if it is not evident, as long as we know that she is pregnant, whether her belly has swollen or not, the criterion is not the swelling of the belly.
The Shaykh : Why? For the purpose of carrying out the fixed punishment?
As long as the pregnancy has not appeared, we do not wait.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, is the fixed punishment the blowing of the soul?
The Shaykh : No, the fixed punishment is from the day the pregnancy becomes evident.
The questioner : I mean, if it is not evident, but we know that the soul has been blown into it, for example, four months have passed since the unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
The Shaykh : If we know that the soul has been blown into it, it is all the more so.
The questioner : Even if it is not evident on the outside.
The Shaykh : Even if it is not evident, as long as we know that she is pregnant, whether her belly has swollen or not, the criterion is not the swelling of the belly.