The Evils of Zina (Fornication)
What is Zina?
Allah's
order for us not to commit Zina
Hadith warning against not coming close to Zina
Repentance from Zina
Allah
(SWT)'s order in the
Quran to stay away from Zina.
And those who invoke not
any other god along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has
forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual
intercourse (zina) and whoever does this shall receive the
punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of
Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace; except
those who repent and believe and do righteous deeds, for those
Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (al-Furqaan # 25, ayat # 68-70)
And come not near to
unlawful sexual intercourse. Verily, it is a faahishah (a great
sin) and an evil way. (Sura Al-Israa # 17 ayah # 32)
Imaam
al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The ulama said
that the phrase And come not near to unlawful sexual intercourse
is more eloquent than merely saying Do not commit zinaa,
because the meaning is, Do not even come close to zinaa. This
means not doing any deed that may get close to zinaa or lead to
it, such as being alone with a member of the opposite sex,
touching, looking, going to evil places, speaking in a haraam
manner to a woman to whom one is not related, thinking about and
planning immoral acts, and so on.
"Tell the believing men to
lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect
their private parts (from Zina illegal sexual acts,
etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allh is All-Aware of
what they do.
And tell the believing women
to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and
protect their private parts (from Zina illegal sexual
acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that
which is apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes
for necessity to see the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves,
head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over
Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.)
and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands,
their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their
husband's sons, their brothers or their brother's sons, or their
sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in
Islm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess,
or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have
no sense of the shame of sex. And let them not stamp their feet
so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of
you beg Allh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be
successful."
(Sura # 24, Ayat #30 and 31)
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Hadith warning against not even coming close to Zina
Some persons from Banu
Hisham entered the house of Asma' daughter of Umays when AbuBakr
also entered (and she was at that time his wife). He (AbuBakr)
saw it and disapproved of it and he made a mention of that to
Allah's Messenger (saaws) and said: I did not see but good only
(in my wife). Thereupon Allah's Messenger (saaws) said: Verily
Allah has made her immune from all this. Then Allah's Messenger
(saaws) stood on the pulpit and said: After this day no man
should enter the house of another person in his absence, but
only when he is accompanied by one person or two persons. (Sahih
Al-Bukhari Book 25, Hadith # 5403)
Abd-Allaah ibn Masood (RAA)
said: I asked the Messenger of Allaah (SAW), Which sin is
worst in the sight of Allaah? He said, To make any rival to
Allah, when He has created you. I asked, Then what? He said,
To kill your child for fear that he will eat with you. I
asked, Then what? He said, To commit zinaa with the
wife of your neighbour. (Reported in Sahih Al-Bukhaari, Hadith
#492 and In Shaih Muslim, Hadith #90)
Rasulullah (SAW) explained:
If one of you were to be stabbed in the head with a piece of
iron it would be better for him than if he were to touch a woman
whom it is not permissible for him to touch. (Reported by al-Tabaraani;
see also Saheeh al-Jaami, 5045). This
refers to the punishment for touching, so how about worse deeds,
such as embracing and kissing, and even worse kinds of illicit
activity?
Rasulullah (SAW) said,
"Whenever a man is alone with a woman the Devil makes a
third."(Al-Tirmidhi 3118, Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab ,
Tirmidhi transmitted it as authentic)
note: So we should always try not to be alone with a woman who
is not mahrum to us and not even go close to Zina.
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Repentance from Zina
Ibn Abbaas (RAA) said:
There is no major sin if one asks for forgiveness, and there is
no minor sin if one persists in repeating it.
So if one wants to repent
from haning made the great sin of Zina he should remember these
4 things..
1) Do not despair, for
Allah the Most Exalted and Glorified said in the Quran "Say: Oh
my servants who have transgressed against their souls!
Despair not of the mercy of Allah, for Allah forgives all sins;
for He is oft-forgiving, most merciful." [Surah 39,Verse 53]
2) Let your repentance be
truly from your heart, and stay away from all sources of
temptations. Also, perform many good deeds, as good deeds
abrogate the bad ones.
3) If you repent to Allah,
you are no longer described as a fornicator (zaani). Therefore,
you can marry a chaste woman.
4) The believer has high
hope and aspiration for the best from Allah. He not only asks
Allah for making his punishment easy in hellfire, but he also
prays to Allah the Almighty to save him from Hell and award him
with paradise for his repentance and good deeds.
Fatwaa from Shaikh
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What
is Zina?
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There are many forms of
Zina, but what we are addressing here is the highest form. This
is adultry, fornication, having sexual intercourse wihtout being
married to the person. |
