ADULTERY-YOU HAVE TO REALLY AVOID IT!

ASSALAMUALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI TA’ALA WABARAKATUH.

RESPECTED BROTHERS & SISTERS IN ISLAM

I AM REMINDING MYSELF FIRST BEFORE SHARING IT WITH YOU.
ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY says: “And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah (i.e. anything that transgresses its limits: a great sin), and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him).} [Noble Qur’an Surat Al-Isra’ 17:32]

{وَلَا تَقْرَ‌بُوا الزِّنَىٰ ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا} الإسراء: 32

Transliteration: Wala taqraboo alzzina innahu kana fahishatan wasaa sabeelan (32)

 The evil of adultery.

Adultery contains corruption for both the male adulterer and the female one. As for the female, her life becomes corrupt by this act and she loses her honor and the honor of her family. In addition, she blemishes her reputation and that of her family. Moreover, she spoils the right of her husband if she is married; she may have children who are the result of her adultery. By doing this, she is cheating her husband who will support them financially all his lifetime, not to mention that they will inherit him after his death. In addition, they will be named after him while they are not his biological children. This, in addition to many other things spoiled by the woman as a result of committing such shameful act. If the female adulterer is unmarried, she will be wasted by such act. In addition, she will lose her life; lose her honor and the honor of her family. She will defame her reputation and that of her family. By committing such disgraceful act, she has turned away men who wish to marry her. No one among those who know her acts will propose marriage for her even if he was a criminal who played with her and ruined her honor and dignity. That is because he disdains her and does not accept her as a wife for what he knows about her and her unfaithfulness. After committing the crime of adultery, the woman will lead a life of humility and shame without having a husband who protects her [from illicit acts]. In addition, she will not find someone who supplies her with sustenance. Therefore, she becomes disdained and humiliated by her family and relatives, not to mention the ruin she causes to the reputation of her sisters. This may affect their future and turn away those who wish to marry them and all this is due to her sin. As for the male, adultery increases his lust and he becomes obsessed by it. It turns him into a mad dog being lustily attached to women. He may become a reason for afflicting one of his Maharim (unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse is prohibited) to commit such immoral act. This will be a punishment by ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY that his honor is disgraced as he disgraced the honor of other people. Moreover, his matter will be exposed, he will be disdained by people, and their respect to him will diminish.

The harmful effects of adultery.

Adultery has many harmful effects. Among them;

1- The loss of pedigree, and transgressing it. If just the male and the female who commit adultery knew the consequences of their crime which ends immediately, if they comprehended its consequences of the misdeeds, the false statements and the Wrath of Allah, it would have been easier for them to die and leave the world of existence instead of committing such abominable crime.

2- Adultery causes the mixing of lineage and the corruption of morals. In addition, it leads to the total ruin of the nation and causes dissension and immorality. Moreover, it causes the spread of the incurable diseases that did not exist before as the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam),said: “Immorality never appears among people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them.” [Reported by ibn Majah]

Undoubtedly… dear respected brothers & sisters,..Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), has been right in saying this as this age (if you care to open your eyes, heart and mind wide) witnessed a spread of many serious diseases because of the increase of adultery. This is a punishment from ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY for the people of this immorality.

3- Adultery blinds the heart, hides its light, disgraces the soul, and suppresses it. In addition, it destroys the dignity of the human in the view of ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY and of His creation. Moreover, it robs the blessing of the lifetime and weakens the feeling of glorifying ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY and fearing Him in the heart.

The proofs of forbidding adultery

ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY says: “And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah (i.e. anything that transgresses its limits: a great sin), and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him)”. ~[Noble Qur’an Surat Al-Isra’ 17: 32]

 ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY says: “And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse - and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. [68]. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;..” [Noble Qur’an Surat Al-Furqan 25:68- 69]

 Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has said, "When an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody drinks an alcoholic drink, then he is not believer at the time of drinking, and when a thief steals, he is not a believer at the time when he is stealing; and when a robber robs and the people look at him, then he is not a believer at the time of doing it." Abu Huraira in another narration, narrated the same from the Prophet with the exclusion of robbery. ” ~[Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), has also said, “The blood of a Muslim may not be legally spilt other than in one of three [instances] - and he mentioned- the married person who commits adultery.” ~[Agreed upon]

The punishment for committing adultery

A mass punishment: the harm of adultery is not limited to the adulterers only. Instead, it befalls others. The wrath of ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY descends upon the people among whom adultery is spread. In addition, death spreads among them, as well. Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, narrated that Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), has said, “When usury and adultery spread out in a place, the residents of that place are (actually) bartering their doings for Allah’s punishment.” ~[Reported by Al-Hakim and classed as authentic by its transmitted chain]

That is why all Muslims should fight adultery. I repeat…all Muslims should fight adultery. They should keep away from its causes such as the wanton display of women [of ornament], the removal of the veil, intermixing between males and females, singing, dissolute magazines, mean films and television series which call for every immorality and vice.

The individual punishment: it is to implement the major penalty over the male adulterer and the female one. If they are [previously] married (to other spouses than those they committed adultery with), they will be killed by throwing stones at them till they die. This is in order to feel the pain in every part of their bodies as they felt the lustrous pleasure by them. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), said, “The child belongs to the bed, and the adulterer should be stoned.” ~[Reported By Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

 If they are unmarried, they should be lashed with a hundred lashes by the severest means of lashing to hold them back from getting pleasure by what is forbidden. In addition, this will disclose their sins in front of people not to mention defaming them.

However, if the adulterers escaped from the punishment of this worldly life and did not repent, they will have a painful punishment in the Hereafter. Al-Bukhari reported that Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), has said, “Last night, two persons (angels) came to me and said to me, ‘Proceed!’ So we proceeded and came across a pit, something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread). It has a narrow top and a wide bottom, and the fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever the fire-flame went up, the people were lifted up to such an extent that they were about to get out of it, and whenever the fire got quieter, the people went down into it, and there were naked men and women in it. I asked, ‘Who are these?’ They said, ‘Those naked men and women are the adulterers and the adulteresses.”

This is only the torture of the grave, however, as for the Hereafter, their torment will be severe as they will be tortured in a valley [in Hellfire] called ‘Athama. It is one of the major valleys in Hellfire; we seek refuge in Allah from it. ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY says: “And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse - and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. [68]. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace} [Noble Qur’an Surat Al-Furqan 25:68- 69]

 The adulterer shares the polytheist and the killer in the same kind of torture, may ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY forbid us! So, I am asking you,…is it reasonable for a sane man- after knowing all this- to make himself subject to such torture for the sake of a temporary lust? The enjoyment of such a lust goes quickly and the torture caused by it lasts forever!

O you who betrayed the honors of women, O you who transgressed it and sought corruption on earth, you should know that the sense of honor is among the traits of men. It is from the morals of the nobles, the branches of faith and among the requisites of “You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).” So, where is the sense of honor for the one who transgresses the honors of people? How many times have you spoiled the relationship between a woman and her husband?! How many times have you caused a girl to be imprisoned behind the walls of her home after you have slaughtered her chastity and wasted her honor and the honor of her family?! By this, she has harmed her reputation and the reputation of her family. O how far you are from the sense of honor in guarding your unmarriageable female kin! The one who abuses the honors of the unmarriageable female kin of people does not have a sense of honor towards his kin. However, his kin may be afflicted by someone who abuses them as a punishment for him. It is said, “As you do, it will be done with you.” Na’udzubillah….

I ask myself and you, by ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY , do you approve adultery for your mother? Or that anyone speaks with her and manipulates her feelings? If you do not like it for your mother, people do not like it for their mothers, as well. If you do not like it for you sister, your daughter, your parental or maternal aunts, people do not like it for their sisters, daughters, parental or maternal aunts, too. Is your honor forbidden for people while theirs is lawful for you? Do you not wish to save your mother and sisters from being afflicted with what you have done with the unmarriageable relatives of other people? Do you not want to save your daughter and your wife to be dealt with the same as you have done with the daughters of people?

O you woman! O you who violated your honor and the honor of your husband and that of your family by committing adultery! You have put your honor in the mud and brought it down to the lowest levels. You spoiled your life and the life of your family. You harmed your reputation and the reputation of your family for the sake of a temporary lust or a perishing pleasure of life. Have you no fear of ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY? How did your soul obey you to do such an abominable vice?

Where is your bashfulness?
Where has your brain gone?
Have you thought of the torment of ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY?
Have you thought of the consequence of this act in this worldly life and in the Hereafter?

Have you thought of the slander in this life, not to mention the Hereafter?
Have you thought of the situation of your family, husband, and sons and their scandal among people if your matter is revealed?

Have you thought of the disgrace that will hit them? Have you thought what will be their conditions after that?
How will they face people while you have blackened their face by such crime?

Your death or your killing will be much easier for them than you committing such a vice. So, fear ALLAH, return unto Him in repentance, and keep away from such shameful act before your matter is revealed or before you die on a state of determination on committing such a monstrous immorality.

 Finally,…O you who are afflicted with adultery whether males or females! Know that ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY sees you, so; beware not to consider Him the easiest One seeing you or knowing your matters. Do not let such animal lust and such transient pleasure make you forget the Greatness of your Lord and that He sees you. You cannot do such abominable immorality in front of any human even if he is a very young child. Unfortunately, you commit it before the Most High, the Grand, the One who has the Supreme Power over the heavens and the earth. Where is the glorification of ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY in your hearts? Where is the truthfulness of your faith? Where is your response for the Compassionate? Have you not felt the Greatness of the Supreme Power? Do you not fear the wrath of the Irresistible?

Have you forgotten death and its intoxication, the grave and its darkness and the call to account and its severity? Have you forgotten Hellfire, and what it contains of torment? There are great terrors before you which no one knows its greatness except Allah. You will have no power against them and you will not be able to bear them. Accordingly, do not allow this transient lust to make you forget all these terrors that are waiting for you. Do not allow it to make you forget the Greatness of your Lord or make you forget your final destiny. By ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY, you are too weak to bear just a little bit of the torment of ALLAH, so; do not go on disobeying Him. By ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY, all the pleasures of this worldly life do not equal one squeeze of those of the grave. Then, what about the torment that follows it? By ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY, there is no good in a desire that leads to Hellfire and destruction. So, return to ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY in repentance before you are not able to repent and before you regret at a time when no regret will benefit you.

May ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY guide you and us to what He likes and what He is satisfied with and may He make all of us among those who listen to speech and follow the best of it!

ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY knows best.