Men as in humans or men as in males? If the latter, why can't women testify?Zina can only be proven by the testimony of four men who see the act take place with their own eyes, and see the male private part enter the female private part, or by the unforced confession of the man or woman who committed zina. [/INDENT]
unaware of even very basics such as capitalizing of initial letters of the name of The God, Allah etc. (to differentiate between Him and gods of moshrikeen)
Men as in humans or men as in males? If the latter, why can't women testify?
Yes, that is the punishment.
‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) said, when he was sitting on the minbar of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with the truth, and revealed to him the Book. One of the things that He revealed was the verse of stoning, which we have read and understood. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) carried out the punishment of stoning and we did so after him. I fear that as time goes by, people will say, ‘We do not find any mention of stoning in the Book of Allaah,’ so they will go astray by forsaking an obligation that was revealed by Allaah. In the Book of Allaah, stoning is the punishment deserved by any previously-married person, man or woman, who commits adultery, if proof is established, or pregnancy results, or he or she confesses.”
I am confused here. The command to stone adulterers is certainly not in the quran. it is reported in hadith that it was there before, but was removed - is that correct? so although it is not in the quran now we must believe it was there previously and act as if it is still there.....is that correct?
QuranSorry about all my questions! But here's another one...
Is it true that the Prophet (pbuh) stoned adulterers?
No it's not. It's hidden, no one can see it but that doesn't mean it's gone.due to the deterrent effect, sexual immorality is suffocated and eradicated in an Islamic society.
No it's not. It's hidden, no one can see it but that doesn't mean it's gone.
A question: can someone divorce their partner on grounds of adultery without the 4 witnesses (but with other evidence)?
Al-Li'an;
http://tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=24&tid=35538
It would be better if you asked a scholar or student of knowledge about Al-Li'an in depth.
Regards.
This section kinda bothers me.:X(if she bears witness four times by Allah, that he is telling a lie. And the fifth; should be that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaks the truth.) The wrath of Allah is mentioned specially in the case of the woman, because usually a man would not go to the extent of exposing his wife and accusing her of Zina unless he is telling the truth and has good reason to do this, and she knows that what he is accusing her of is true. So in her case the fifth testimony calls for the wrath of Allah to be upon her, for the one upon whom is the wrath of Allah, is the one who knows the truth yet deviates from it. Then Allah mentions His grace and kindness to His creation in that He has prescribed for them a way out of their difficulties. Allah says:
nitpick - be overly critical; criticize minor detailsIf either party is lying, the wrath of Allah would be open them - male or female.
It's quite annoying how you want to nit pick everything. Seriously, get over it man.
Regards.
nitpick - be overly critical; criticize minor details
the section I posted IMHO is no detail...
But I'll drop it.
This section kinda bothers me.:X
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