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Is hitting men considered a Zina
There might be circumstances which result in me hitting men (non mehram) in anger or disgust. The contact of my hand with the man's face/arm/back is purely for hitting, but is that acceptable?
There might be circumstances which result in me hitting men (non mehram) in anger or disgust. The contact of my hand with the man's face/arm/back is purely for hitting, but is that acceptable?
Samse Jahan
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Family, marriage and our future
This question is related to a very specific scenario for two people who wish to get married but cannot and need advice on certain paths. Context: I met this person over a year ago and we simply talked and discussed things professionally and would debate about islam, life and shared interests, everyt...
This question is related to a very specific scenario for two people who wish to get married but cannot and need advice on certain paths.
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I met this person over a year ago and we simply talked and discussed things professionally and would debate about islam, life and shared interests, everything seemed normal and there were no voice chats, sharing pictures or anything restricted within islam. We would just talk normally and discuss things, now as we continued talking we discovered very very specific and unusual statistical anomalies, such as specific coincidences, very similar backgrounds, appearing on text at the same time, doing the same thing, having similar life experiences, shared interests and many many anomalies that were too specific and perfectly timed to be a coincidence, now we started noticing this in the 2nd to 4th month and starting asking question on why they happened, again there was no attraction or any sort of discussion on being together or anything of that sort, then we decided we’d ask Allah and we prayed and wait for our exams to be over to properly assess the situation, as we moved on we started trying different ways to find answers. We’d ask some people or we would search on fatwas online on such scenarios or would as AI engines any literally every method we could think of, we came to a conclusion that we either are meant to achieve something together and learn a lesson or maybe Allah is guiding us together to a path much greater and to get married. So we decided that through istikhara we should look at a path to get married, this was a round to 7th or 8th month we came to the conclusion because the coincidence and anomalies were repeating and continuing to repeat so we decided to come to the that conclusion, we got very close through that period and would discuss about life and how we’d manage everything and confirmed if we were even compatible and could decide to be together, but the underlying issue itself was that neither of us could initiate a marriage proposal because both our parents are tight knit and cultured and would most definitely reject the idea, we decided on waiting but it turns out it would be very difficult as she is moving far far away and the waiting would exceed nearly 5-6 years if we waited out with our parents, and considering the rising difficulties and uncertainties the world brings it seems the more we wait the more difficult our situation is getting, so we came up with a three paths, We either wait the whole way risking that we distance completely and may not even have the chance due to the fact she has moved away, we wait till were both of legal age which is in a year and ask our parents, but neither of us would be financially stable enough to deal with that and our parents would most definitely say no due to cultural and societal pressures and talking to them would result in them isolating us which would again make us distance and miserable, the other path is that we wanted to get it done in secret and then legal in terms of government law with our parents but the issue is we are not sure whether that is islamically allowed or not and if the breaking morality by deceiving our parents would be allowed. Personally, her presence in my life has brought positive changes in, she has played a pivotal role in me changing to become a better person not just for myself but with my connection with Allah and Islam, I wish to be with her and I feel completely lost and alone without her as i find her as somebody to rely on after Allah and I cant trust anybody else due to personal reasons i cannot disclose. We're loyal to one another and we have never considered minor Zina either, we have had interactions but brief and not in any way inappropriate,
Now, because of Ramadan, we decided to distance too and not talk at all to avoid ghafla and any sort of Haram, we're not in any sort of a relationship but just love each other and genuinely feel miserable without one another and cannot go without talking to one another however, we did not want to give way to any sort of Haram so we minimized talking and remain distant and professional.We help one another with studying and school, we give one another advice and act as counselors, we've never once argued, and our bond is very professional and healthy.
Thank you for having the patience to read all this,
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With the option we have all of them except one requires us to distance and distancing is extremely difficult even if we talk professionally it would just end up slowly turning back to the usual way we talk and we found out that the way we are talking and pursuing each other is considered not allowed in Islam but the circumstances are extremely difficult and the odds are stacked against us and it’d be way easier and way more motivating and generally less miserable to be able to talk freely because we rely on each other for support, care and love as our families and community are not as supportive. Which of the options should we choose and if not either of them what would you advise us to do?
Haniya
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How should one get married if they have committed sexual immoralities?
I am a muslim male. When I was a child a person older than me had anal sex with me several times. When I was a teenager I had oral sex with one of my cousins. Does that make me a fornicator? According to Quran 24:3 A fornicator does not marry except a fornicator. How can I get married?
I am a muslim male. When I was a child a person older than me had anal sex with me several times.
When I was a teenager I had oral sex with one of my cousins. Does that make me a fornicator? According to Quran 24:3 A fornicator does not marry except a fornicator. How can I get married?
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Are we still married if we seperated without divorce?
Aslem walkuim I married a girl about 3 years ago the marriage lasted for about a year then we had a lot of arguments so we separated (we never got divorced we both went our separate ways) after 2 years off no communication me and her started back talking! My question is are we still married as...
Aslem walkuim
I married a girl about 3 years ago the marriage lasted for about a year then we had a lot of arguments so we separated (we never got divorced we both went our separate ways) after 2 years off no communication me and her started back talking! My question is are we still married as far as deen? If not what are the requirements for us to get back together?
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Islamic law evidence
In Islamic law hudud we got it that woman testimony is not acceptable. Why a woman testimony is not acceptable in hudud?
In Islamic law hudud we got it that woman testimony is not acceptable.
Why a woman testimony is not acceptable in hudud?
Kiramat Afgar
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Is this narration about punishment of zina authentic?
> Al-Zawahir ‘an Iqtiraaf Al-Kaba’ir (2/225) It was also reported: “Whoever commits adultery with a married woman will have half of the punishment of this nation in the grave for her and for him. When the Day of Resurrection comes, God Almighty will judge her husband regarding his good deeds. This i...
> Al-Zawahir ‘an Iqtiraaf Al-Kaba’ir (2/225)
It was also reported: “Whoever commits adultery with a married woman will have half of the punishment of this nation in the grave for her and for him. When the Day of Resurrection comes, God Almighty will judge her husband regarding his good deeds. This is if it was without his knowledge. If he knew and kept quiet, God will forbid him Paradise, because God Almighty wrote on its door: ‘You are forbidden to the cuckold.’”
Edit: The Arabic text -
التخريج من المصادر العربية
الزواجر عن اقتراف الكبائر: (٢/ ٢٢٥)
وورد أيضا: «إن من زنى بامرأة متزوجة كان عليه وعليها في القبر نصف عذاب هذه الأمة، فإذا كان يوم القيامة يحكم الله تعالى زوجها في حسناته، هذا إذا كان بغير علمه، فإن علم وسكت حرم الله عليه الجنة؛ لأن الله تعالى كتب على بابها أنت حرام على الديوث
Is this true and authentic?
If anyone has knowledge please comment or answer.
Alodoxime
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Is it Zina of heart/haram to read about same gender without explicit scenes Zina?
I read ,or let's say I write stories about two men loving each other. These stories do not contain any explicit scenes and the focus is not at all on sexual points and in reality I myself am not at all attracted to the same gender but I am really really addicted to writing and imagining these storie...
I read ,or let's say I write stories about two men loving each other. These stories do not contain any explicit scenes and the focus is not at all on sexual points and in reality I myself am not at all attracted to the same gender but I am really really addicted to writing and imagining these stories without sharing them with others. Is the sheer topic of them being the same gender haram? Is reading/writing these stories considered Zina of heart/eyes?
Atrin Vampire
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About zina and iman
I heard about hadith regarding iman leaving the person who commits zina. I want to ask if believer dies in act of zina, will he die without iman?
I heard about hadith regarding iman leaving the person who commits zina.
I want to ask if believer dies in act of zina, will he die without iman?
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zina and validity of nikaah
if a person does zina (sexual intercourse) and later repents but then engages in other sexual activities but not intercourse and then he marries a girl. Will that nikaah be valid ?
if a person does zina (sexual intercourse) and later repents but then engages in other sexual activities but not intercourse and then he marries a girl. Will that nikaah be valid ?
hamza mehmood
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What’s proof for hadd on an unmarried pregnant woman in the Maliki madhab?
With All due respect, the ruling in the Maliki madhab with regards to hadd on an unmarried pregnant woman (her pregnancy being proof)seems very unjust if she was truly raped. How could such an individual provide ample evidence for being raped? It would be difficult, especially in the past. The other...
With All due respect, the ruling in the Maliki madhab with regards to hadd on an unmarried pregnant woman (her pregnancy being proof)seems very unjust if she was truly raped. How could such an individual provide ample evidence for being raped? It would be difficult, especially in the past. The other 3 madhahib have proof from the Sunnah & accept verbal proof even, for the Malikiyya, I’ve come a cross a statement of Imam Maalik & so on(No Hadith reference). What proof do they use for this ruling? The statement of Imām Mālik seems very harsh and inconsiderate considering how serious the hadd is. In the Sunnah it’s clear that postponing the punishment for Zina is practiced, and it doesn’t seem so from the statement of Mālik & co.
Mohammad Sharih Ali Hussain
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In his Tafsir, Al Qurtubi states that Zina is worse in women than it is in men. Is this a majority view?
In his fifth point of the Tafsir of Surah Nur (24) verse 2, Al Qurtubi explicitly states that fornication in women is worse الخامسة : قدمت الزانية في هذه الآية من حيث كان في ذلك الزمان زنا النساء فاش ، وكان لإماء العرب وبغايا الوقت رايات ، وكن مجاهرات بذلك . وقيل : لأن الزنا في النساء أعر وهو لأجل ا...
In his fifth point of the Tafsir of Surah Nur (24) verse 2, Al Qurtubi explicitly states that fornication in women is worse
الخامسة : قدمت الزانية في هذه الآية من حيث كان في ذلك الزمان زنا النساء فاش ، وكان لإماء العرب وبغايا الوقت رايات ، وكن مجاهرات بذلك . وقيل : لأن الزنا في النساء أعر وهو لأجل الحبل أضر . وقيل : لأن الشهوة في المرأة أكثر وعليها أغلب ، فصدرها تغليظا لتردع شهوتها ، وإن كان قد ركب فيها حياء لكنها إذا زنت ذهب الحياء كله . وأيضا فإن العار بالنساء ألحق إذ موضوعهن الحجب والصيانة ، فقدم ذكرهن تغليظا واهتماما
Is this a majority view of the 4 madhahib of Ahlus Sunnah ? Is it the majority view in the Shafi school? Or is this a minority view? I always believed that Zina was equally bad for both men and women.
Break Dance
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I am seeking forgiveness to Allah for making erotic fantasy story
Assalamu alaikum. I am very ashamed to share my story but I am scared. A few months ago, I used an Ai app that generates 18+ stories. So I used this app for fun. I used command some prompt and that app generated some incest story. One story was like, (my cousin disguised as my mom and doing erotic t...
Assalamu alaikum. I am very ashamed to share my story but I am scared.
A few months ago, I used an Ai app that generates 18+ stories. So I used this app for fun. I used command some prompt and that app generated some incest story. One story was like, (my cousin disguised as my mom and doing erotic things with a boy) Naujubillah!
But at that time, I read that story and made me aroused and ejaculate few times. But I realized what have I done. Now I am feeling very scared that I made a big sin, I think I made same sin as adultery. I am regretting now. I don't know why I was supposed to used this app, I forgotten principles of islam. I crossed my limit. I usually do Salah, Will Allah forgive me if I repent?
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Will Allah ever forgive me for doing zina?
> Will i be forgiven? Recently i have kissed the opposite gender and did oral sex, i regret it so much and i am aware that it is haram and i want to change my life, but does this mean i have lost my virginity? I have done research but nothing is answering if i have or not. I have asked Allah right a...
> Will i be forgiven?
Recently i have kissed the opposite gender and did oral sex, i regret it so much and i am aware that it is haram and i want to change my life, but does this mean i have lost my virginity? I have done research but nothing is answering if i have or not.
I have asked Allah right after i committed the sin to forgive me but will Allah forgive for this?
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If a woman falsely attributes a child to her husband, while he does not know the truth, is it a sin on her?
> The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his > mention ) said: “Any woman who falsely attributes her child to a > people to whom he does not belong, she has no relation to (the > religion of) Allah.” [Abu Daawood and An-Nasaa’i] Although the wording of the Hadeeth is about wome...
> The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his
> mention ) said: “Any woman who falsely attributes her child to a
> people to whom he does not belong, she has no relation to (the
> religion of) Allah.” [Abu Daawood and An-Nasaa’i]
Although the wording of the Hadeeth is about women, the ruling applies to men as well. If the husband becomes certain that this woman has committed adultery and falsely attributed her illegitimate child to him and he refrains from denying the paternity of the child, then he would be falsely attributing to himself a child that is not his. Accordingly, he becomes subject to the warning stated in the Hadeeth. This is in addition to the consequences of not denying the paternity of the illegitimate child with regard to rights as he would unjustly take part of his legitimate children’s rights.
It was given in a fatwa-
https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/406384/husband-abroad-for-3-years-and-once-he-arrived-wife-had-baby
So if my understanding is correct,
Let's consider a scenario, a wife becomes pregnant by Zina, to hide her sins she attributes the child to her husband, while the husband is not aware of the fact that it is not his child. So, will she be under the wrath of Allah(swt)? Am also curious that will such things be put on trial or be exposed to the husband in judgement day?
Edit: Also the Hadeeth in which the Prophet said “He who deceives is not one of us” is an authentic Hadeeth narrated byMuslim, Abu Daawood, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah and others may also imply that it is a sin to cheat a person.
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Is watching porn and engaging in zina is allowed for a person who cannot marry due to chronic illness
Is watching porn and engaging in zina allowed for a person who cannot marry due to chronic health conditions. If life span is going to be short due to illness.
Is watching porn and engaging in zina allowed for a person who cannot marry due to chronic health conditions. If life span is going to be short due to illness.
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Punishment for dhimmi who commits adultery?
Last night I was reading answers on islam. Stack exchange and abu hayyan quotes Hasan al basri. > Al-Hassan al basri said: "If a man discovers that his (christian or Jewish) wife is committing an immoral act, he should divorce her." https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/86434/meaning-of-the-word...
Last night I was reading answers on islam. Stack exchange and abu hayyan quotes Hasan al basri.
> Al-Hassan al basri said: "If a man discovers that his (christian or Jewish) wife is committing an immoral act, he should divorce her."
https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/86434/meaning-of-the-word-al-muhsanat-in-verse-55-according-to-the-zahiri-school
It appears from the opinion of al Hasan al basri that punishment for dhimmi adulterers is not rajm.
Hence my question what's the punishment for dhimmis who commit adultery?
Abdul Muqit Okay
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Long distance relationship
Is long distance relationship between non mehrams haram even if they talk online only and I am in high school right now and we fear to involve any parents to do nikah because these days parents are more focused on education and they think that we should get educated first and then get married but we...
Is long distance relationship between non mehrams haram even if they talk online only and I am in high school right now and we fear to involve any parents to do nikah because these days parents are more focused on education and they think that we should get educated first and then get married but we have intentions of marriage is the relationship permissible ?
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From what stage is it considered adultery (zinna) with a married woman?
From what stage is it considered adultery with a married woman? I mean from the time she entered here man's house or from the time she agreed to be his wife and still didn't enter his house?
From what stage is it considered adultery with a married woman?
I mean from the time she entered here man's house or from the time she agreed to be his wife and still didn't enter his house?
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Is the Hadd punishment of Zina applicable if the sinner is of a young age?
Asslamoalikum to all of my brothers and sisters My question is that **if people commit zina at very early age (8-12 or basically under 18), will there be punishment of those of 100 lashes?** And by the way just s*cking b**bs or l*ck*ing v*gina is considered zina or when a person loses his/her virgin...
Asslamoalikum to all of my brothers and sisters
My question is that **if people commit zina at very early age (8-12 or basically under 18), will there be punishment of those of 100 lashes?**
And by the way just s*cking b**bs or l*ck*ing v*gina is considered zina or when a person loses his/her virginity before marriage is considered zina or both things considered zina.
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Can I marry somone who has committed Zina (premarital intercourse)?
I am engaged to my cousin. Recently, I came to know that she is having an affair with another cousin of ours. She accepted her mistake, and she was sorry for that, but she still wants to marry me. I am pretty sure that she had intimate relationship with him, but she denied it when I asked her. But h...
I am engaged to my cousin. Recently, I came to know that she is having an affair with another cousin of ours. She accepted her mistake, and she was sorry for that, but she still wants to marry me.
I am pretty sure that she had intimate relationship with him, but she denied it when I asked her. But her mother admitted it indirectly, and she is very close to her mother.
**Question**: Can I still marry my cousin who may have had premarital intercourse with my other cousin?
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