punishment for adultery in Islam

? What is the definition of adultery in Islam-

It's intercourse (sex) between a man and a woman who are forbidden to be married to each other by nature (Article 63) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

- What is the punishment for adultery in Islam?

1 - In the following cases the punishment is death :

A -  Incest adultery (like sister or mother)(Article 82) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

B - Adultery with stepmother when the adulterer will be killed. (Article 82) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

C – Adultery between a non-Muslim man and a Muslim woman that the adulterer will be killed (Article 82) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

D - Rape and the rapist punishment will be death . (Article 82) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

2 - in the following cases the punishment is stoning :

A – Adultery with a married man (a man who has a permanent wife and while he was sober had sex with her and whenever he wants he can ) (Article 83) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance) 

B - Adultery of married women with a adult man (a woman who has a permanent husband and had intercourse with him when she was sober and has the possibility of doing it again), but punishment for adultery of married women with an under age man is lashes. (Article 83) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

  3- Punishment for adultery of a woman with a man - who has not a permanent wife- is a hundred lashes. (Article 88) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

 4- If a woman or a man commit adultery several times and after each time has been punished, the fourth time he or she will be killed. (Article 90) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

 

5 - Adultery in times like Ramadan and religious holidays and the Friday and holy places like Mosque in addition to punishment(penance)has. (Article 106) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

6 - Whenever the criminal has gone crazy or has apostatized, he will still be punished. (Article 95) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

- How will the stoning be performed?

 1- for stoning, the man is buried in the pit(ground)  up to the waist  and the woman is  buried in the pit up near the breast. (Article 102) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)



 

punishment for adultery in Islam

  2- If the adulterer -whose adultary  is  proven by testified witnesses - can escape the pit , he'll be returned to the pit , but if his crime is proven by his confession, he will not be returned to the pit and he'll be set free (Article 103) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

3 - the stone used for stoning (stoned) should not be so big that kills the person after being hit by one or two , and also not so small that it wouldn't be called stone. (Article 104) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

4 - It's appropriate that the judge inform people of the time of  stoning and it's appropriate that some religious people(not less than three) attend the stoning execution.  (Article 101) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)

5 - Presence of the witnesses during stoning execution (stoning) is necessary, but in case of their absence (stoning) it is not canceled, but if they leave the scene(escape),the penance will be canceled. (Article 107) (Rules of Islamic punishment) ( Islamic penance)




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