Why did we stipulate chastity in the implementation of the hadd for false accusation of adultery?
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The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : Because one who is not chaste is not considered a muhsan (a person of established chastity).
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : The hadd is not applied unless we know that he has repented. If we know that he has repented, then the hadd is applied, provided he did not accuse her of prior zina (unlawful sexual intercourse); in that case, he receives ta'zir (discretionary punishment)...
One who is not chaste is not called a muhsan at all; this is what ihsan (chastity) is. For this reason, Allah said: [referring to] the innocent women who were accused of something and were far removed from such a thing. As for the sane person, the condition is apparent, because a madman may commit such an act, and people do not consider it a defect in him because he is mad.
The Shaykh : Because one who is not chaste is not considered a muhsan (a person of established chastity).
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : The hadd is not applied unless we know that he has repented. If we know that he has repented, then the hadd is applied, provided he did not accuse her of prior zina (unlawful sexual intercourse); in that case, he receives ta'zir (discretionary punishment)...
One who is not chaste is not called a muhsan at all; this is what ihsan (chastity) is. For this reason, Allah said: