Rape Victim Pardoned

[Muslimah]

Bismillah


Karbala, I m not really sure if you really did read the article.


Here is the explanation for what is puzzling you Karbala, and I think you are being also affected with the over hyping western media.


<b>In this article, when we use the word “affair” and “adultery” then we are not</b>


referring to the actual sex act (i.e. penetration), but we use these words in the


more general sense. The words such as “Zinnah”, “adulterous”, and “affair” are


commonly used to refer to any relationship that threatens the marital oaths.


Therefore, we consider the woman to be adulterous who sends nude photos of


herself to men that are not her husband, has flirtatious chats with them on the


internet, secretly meets up with them behind her husband’s back, etc. These


crimes may not deserve the Hadd punishment, but they are deserving of the


Ta’zeer punishment.


And the hadeeth you quoted regarding each one will have a taste of zina does not stand as an argument to let go in a proven case. She herself confessed having an affair behind her husband's back, may Allah Allow her to repent and return back to Allah ameen. And may Allah Conceal our faults ameen.


Just as you explained, i m surprised that you explain and then become confused, she got lashes because she was not caught or confess of the act. But they rather used Taazeer. Thus if your only problem is descibing her as adultress, I think in Arabic they wouldnt use Zaniyah.