01-04-2005, 05:16 AM
<b>"Rasulullah (SAW) explained: </b>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." <b>(Reported by al-Tabaraani; see also Saheeh al-Jaami, 5045). </b>
This refers to the punishment for touching, so how about worse deeds, such as embracing and kissing, and even worse kinds of illicit activity?
<b>Rasulullah (SAW) said</b>, "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 mahrAm to us and not even go close to Zina. The Same goes for us Sisters.
<b>Imaam al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said</b>: 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.
<b>Touching a Strange Woman with Lust</b>
It has been reported that the person who touches a strange woman with lust, on the day of resurrection his hands
will be shackled to his neck. If he kissed
her, his lips will be cut off and thrown in the fire of Jahannum. If he committed adultery then his thighs
will bear witness to it and testify against him on the Day of Qiyâmat. It will say to him, "I was mounted for something impermissible." Allâh will look at him with anger. The flesh of his face will fall off and he will proclaim "What did I do?" His tongue will testify and say, "I spoke to whom it was not permissible for you to talk to." His legs will testify, "I walked towards something unlawful." His hands will testify "I held something which was prohibited for you." His eyes will testify "I gazed at unlawful things." His private parts will testify "I committed the act." An angel will say, "I heard it" while another will say, "I’ve written it down." Allâh will say "I was aware of it and I concealed it." Then Allâh will say to the angels "Let him taste of my punishment. My anger has increased on one who has no shame." (Kitâb-ul-Kaba’ir)
<b>Anas (RA) reports that Nabî (SAW) said:</b> "Imân is a garb with which Allâh clothes whomsoever he wishes. If a person commits adultery this garb is snatched away and if he repents it is again returned" (Kitâb-ul-Kabair).
<b>Rasûlullah said:</b> "…adultery of the <b>eyes </b>is when it looks at that which is Harâm; adultery of the <b>ears </b>is when it listens to that which is Harâm; adultery of the <b>tongue</b> is when it utters Harâm; adultery of the <b>hands</b> is when it touches Harâm; adultery of the <b>feet </b>is when it walks towards Harâm; adultery of the <b>heart</b> is when it desires and hopes for that which is Harâm; adultery of the <b>private parts </b> is when it succumbs to that which is Harâm." (Targhib wa Tarhî B )
From the above Hadîth it is clear and apparent that Islam forbids not only the act of adultery but all acts that invite and encourage the act of zina. Islam <b>shuts </b>the door to the root of every evil.