Major Sins # 16
Zinaa - fornication and adultery
One of the aims of Islamic sharee'ah is to preserve honour and lineage, so
zinaa (unlawful sexual intercourse) is forbidden. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
"And come not near to unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily it is a faahishah (a
great sin) and an evil way (that leads to Hell unless Allaah forgives)"
[al-Israa' 17:32]
Shareeah blocks all the ways and means that could lead to zinaa, by enjoining
hijaab and lowering the gaze, and by forbidding being alone with a non-mahram
woman, etc.
The married man who commits adultery deserves the worst kind of punishment,
which is stoning to death, so that he may taste the results of his deeds and so
that every part of his body may suffer just as every part of his body enjoyed
the illicit liaison. The fornicator who was previously unmarried is to be
punished with the maximum number of lashes mentioned in sharee'ah, which is 100
lashes, in addition to the scandal of this punishment being witnessed by a
group of believers, and the humiliation of being banished from his city and the
scene of his crime for one full year.
In Barzakh, the punishment for men and women who were guilty of zinaa is that
they will be in an oven whose top is narrow and whose bottom is wide, with a
fire beneath it, and they will be naked therein. When the heat of the fire
increases, they will scream and rise up until they nearly come out of the top,
then when the fire decreases, they will fall back down. This will repeated over
and over until the onset of the Hour.
What is even worse is when a man continues to commit adultery even when he
grows old, death approaches and Allaah gives him the opportunity to repent.
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "There are three to whom Allaah will not speak on the Day of
Resurrection, nor praise, nor look at; theirs will be a painful torment: an old
man who commits zinaa, a king who lies, and a poor man who is arrogant."
(Reported by Muslim, 1/102-103).
Among the worst of incomes is the earnings of a prostitute which she takes
before committing zinaa, and the immoral woman who earns her living by selling
herself is deprived of having her prayers answered when the gates of heaven are
opened at midnight. (The hadeeth is in Saheeh al-Jaami', 2971) Being in need or
being poor are not acceptable excuses for transgressing the limits set by
Allaah. There is an old saying that the free woman would rather starve than eat
by displaying her breasts, so how about her private parts then?
Nowadays all the doors of immorality have been opened, and Shaytaan and his
supporters have made it very easy for people to commit sin. This has been
followed by the spread of tabarruj (wanton display) and unveiling among women,
people allowing their gazes to wander to things they should not look at, an
increase in mixing between the sexes, the popularity of immoral magazines and
lewd films, increased travel to corrupt countries and the establishment of a
market for prostitution, an increase in the violation of honour, and an
increase in the number of illegitimate births and abortions.
O Allaah, we ask you to show us Your mercy and to protect us from immorality;
we ask You to purify our hearts and to keep our private parts chaste, and to
place a barrier between us and what is haraam.
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In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with
Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah
guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one
can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness
that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
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