01-10-2005, 07:34 AM
This information is For Johndoe, <i>as he requested</i>
The woman and the man guilty of zinaa, flog each of them with a hundred stripes: let no compassion move you in their case in a matter prescribed by Allah if you believe in Allah and the Last Day; and let a party of the believers witness their punishment. <b>[An-Nur 24:2]</b>
When this verse was revealed, it was understood that those guilty of adultery should be given a hundred lashes as a punishment.
<b>The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) clarified the injunctions:</b>Take from me, accept from me. Undoubtedly, Allah has now show the path for them. For unmarried persons, the punishment is one <b>hundred lashes </b>
and exile for one year. For married adulterers it is one hundred lashes and <b>stoning to death</b>
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[Al-Bukhaari, Kitabul Hudood]