What is the ruling on accusing someone of zina by implication?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on accusing someone of zina by implication?
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement regarding accusing someone of zina by implication, and the correct view is that the hadd punishment applies, because accusing someone of zina by implication is more severe. For example, if a person says, "Praise be to Allah, I do not follow women, I have not committed zina, and I have not committed sodomy, may Allah protect us from that," or the like.
The questioner : Or does a circumstance indicate it?
The Shaykh : Generally, an implication does not occur except with a circumstance, such as in a quarrel or mutual cursing. It would not be the case for someone to come to another person and constantly say, "I have not committed zina."
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : We said that this is a mistake, because the condition of Islam suffices for the commitment. If you ask, "Who is included in the committed?" the answer is the dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), and he is excluded by the statement "the Muslim."
The questioner : This is a contradiction.
The Shaykh : For this reason, we said that the author's phrasing was a slip of the pen on his part; the wording does not make sense.
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement regarding accusing someone of zina by implication, and the correct view is that the hadd punishment applies, because accusing someone of zina by implication is more severe. For example, if a person says, "Praise be to Allah, I do not follow women, I have not committed zina, and I have not committed sodomy, may Allah protect us from that," or the like.
The questioner : Or does a circumstance indicate it?
The Shaykh : Generally, an implication does not occur except with a circumstance, such as in a quarrel or mutual cursing. It would not be the case for someone to come to another person and constantly say, "I have not committed zina."
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : We said that this is a mistake, because the condition of Islam suffices for the commitment. If you ask, "Who is included in the committed?" the answer is the dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), and he is excluded by the statement "the Muslim."
The questioner : This is a contradiction.
The Shaykh : For this reason, we said that the author's phrasing was a slip of the pen on his part; the wording does not make sense.