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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a woman marries herself without a guardian and then her husband has intercourse with her, is he to be flogged or not?

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The Shaykh : The question asks: If a woman marries herself without a guardian and then her husband has intercourse with her, is he to be flogged or not?
The student: He is not to be flogged.

The Shaykh : Yes, he is not to be flogged, because the hadith says:
the Mahr is for her in lieu of what he enjoyed from her private part فلها المهر بما استحل من فرجها
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1102Hasan (Darussalam)
and it did not say to flog her, because this is a doubt.

The questioner : If her marriage is not lawful.

The Shaykh : Yes, but this is a doubt. I say this is a doubt, and hudud are averted by doubts. Yes?

The questioner : Shaykh, the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
even if it is an iron ring ولو خاتماً من حديد
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3200Sahih (Darussalam)
His saying "ring" indicates that it is ...

The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: Wearing a ring ...

The Shaykh : We mentioned this, we mentioned this. Yes?

The questioner : ...
Source alathar.net

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