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	A hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari narrates the story of a male labourer who commited zina with his master's wife and received 100 lashes and exile. It does not state whether or not he was married.		A hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari narrates the story of a male labourer who commited zina with his master's wife and received 100 lashes and exile. It does not state whether or not he was married.

	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|3\|49\|~~860~~}}\|''"Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is right. Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer working for this man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom of one hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked the learned scholars who said, "Your son has to be lashed one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one year." The Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back to you, and your son will get a hundred lashes and one year exile." He then addressed somebody, "O Unais! go to the wife of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and stoned her to death."''}}		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|2695\|darussalam}}\|''"Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is right. Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer working for this man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom of one hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked the learned scholars who said, "Your son has to be lashed one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one year." The Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back to you, and your son will get a hundred lashes and one year exile." He then addressed somebody, "O Unais! go to the wife of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and stoned her to death."''}}

	In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]). On this basis the Quranic punishment of 100 lashes was interpreted as applying to either party only if they are unmarried.		In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]). On this basis the Quranic punishment of 100 lashes was interpreted as applying to either party only if they are unmarried.

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 In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]). On this basis the Quranic punishment of 100 lashes was interpreted as applying to either party only if they are unmarried.
 In order to carry out the hadd punishment for zina (lashings or stoning to death) there must be either four reliable muslim male witnesses to the alleged offence or a confession. Pregnancy of an unmarried woman is also considered proof of zina unless she says she was raped, in which case she is spared punishment (though for the Maliki school of jurisprudence further evidence to prove coercion is required from her physical state or a witness who heard her cry for help).<ref>Position paper by Karamah (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights) [https://karamah.org/zina-rape-and-islamic-law-an-islamic-legal-analysis-of-the-rape-laws-in-pakistan/ Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of the Rape Laws in Pakistan](2011)</ref><ref>See the 2nd of the two hadiths here regarding Imam Malik's view: {{Muwatta|41||16}}</ref>
 In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>

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	'''Zina''' (Arabic: الزنا‎ ) is the Arabic word for "unlawful sexual relations." Zina, according to [[Fiqh\|traditional Islamic jurisprudence]], can include [[adultery]]<ref name="ill" /><ref name="shahnaz">{{cite book \|last1=Khan \|first1=Shahnaz \|title=Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women \|date=2011 \|publisher=UBC Press \|isbn=9780774841184 \|page=8 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IfJl4J7MAgC&q=adultery+fornication+zina&pg=PA8 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Habeeb">{{cite book \|last1=Akande \|first1=Habeeb \|title=A Taste of Honey: Sexuality and Erotology in Islam \|date=2015 \|publisher=Rabaah Publishers \|isbn=9780957484511 \|page=145 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XKyPCgAAQBAJ&q=adultery+fornication+zina&pg=PA145 \|language=en}}</ref> (of married parties), fornication<ref name="ill" /><ref name="shahnaz" /><ref name="Habeeb" /> (of unmarried parties), [[prostitution]],<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Meri \|first1=Josef W. \|title=Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, index \|date=2006 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=9780415966924 \|page=646 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaV-IGZ8VKIC&q=prostitution+zina&pg=PA646 \|language=en}}</ref> [[Rape in Islamic Law\|rape]],<ref>{{cite web\|first=Elyse\|last=Semerdjian\|title=Zinah\|encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World\|editor=John L. Esposito\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=Oxford\|year=2009\|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001/acref-9780195305135-e-0984\|url-access=subscription\|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001\|isbn=9780195305135}}</ref> sodomy<ref name="ill" /><ref name="sam" /> (in a heterosexual or [[homosexuality\|homosexual]] context<ref name="hmy">{{cite web \|author1=Mohd Izwan bin Md Yusof \|author2=Muhd. Najib bin Abdul Kadir \|author3=Mazlan bin Ibrahim \|author4=Khader bin Ahmad \|author5=Murshidi bin Mohd Noor \|author6=Saiful Azhar bin Saadon \|title=Hadith Sahih on Behaviour of LGBT \|url=http://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/Hadis-hadis_Sahih_Berkaitan_Perlakuan_LGBT_BI.pdf \|website=islam.gov.my \|publisher=[[Government of Malaysia]] \|accessdate=26 July 2019 \|language=English}}</ref><ref name="sam">{{cite book \|last1=Habib \|first1=Samar \|title=Islam and Homosexuality \|date=2010 \|publisher=ABC-CLIO \|isbn=9780313379031 \|page=211 \|edition= 1st \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9y_TyzK9_5oC&q=homosexuality+zina&pg=PA211 \|accessdate=12 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>), incest,<ref name="clarke">{{cite book \|last1=Clarke \|first1=Morgan \|title=Islam and New Kinship: Reproductive Technology and the Shariah in Lebanon \|date=2009 \|publisher=Berghahn Books \|isbn=9781845454326 \|page=41 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MwreDKOTXM8C&q=incest+zina&pg=PA42 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Hashim">{{cite book \|last1=Kamali \|first1=Mohammad Hashim \|title=Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: A Fresh Interpretation \|date=2019 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=9780190910648 \|page=94 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZNGaDwAAQBAJ&q=incest+zina&pg=PA94 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> and bestiality.<ref name="ill">{{cite book \|last1=Semerdjian \|first1=Elyse \|title="Off the Straight Path": Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo \|date=2008 \|publisher=Syracuse University Press \|isbn=9780815651550 \|page=53 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cZzuBMnBKfUC&q=bestiality+zina&pg=PA53 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="law">{{cite book \|last1=Ahmed \|first1=Syed \|title=Law relating to fornication (Zina) in the Islamic legal system: a comparative study \|date=1999 \|publisher=Andhra Legal Decisions \|page=3,71,142 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N24mAQAAIAAJ&q=bestiality+zina \|language=en}}</ref> Four witnesses are required to prove that one has been raped.<ref>{{Cite book\|first=R. \|last= Peters \| year= 2012 \| title=Zinā or Zināʾ \|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam\| edition= 2nd\|publisher=Brill \|editor=P. Bearman \|editor2=Th. Bianquis \|editor3=C.E. Bosworth \|editor4=E. van Donzel \|editor5=W.P. Heinrichs\|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_8168}}</ref><ref>{{Quran\|24\|4}}</ref>		'''Zina''' (Arabic: الزنا‎ ) is the Arabic word for "unlawful sexual relations." Zina, according to [[Fiqh\|traditional Islamic jurisprudence]], can include [[adultery]]<ref name="ill" /><ref name="shahnaz">{{cite book \|last1=Khan \|first1=Shahnaz \|title=Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women \|date=2011 \|publisher=UBC Press \|isbn=9780774841184 \|page=8 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IfJl4J7MAgC&q=adultery+fornication+zina&pg=PA8 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Habeeb">{{cite book \|last1=Akande \|first1=Habeeb \|title=A Taste of Honey: Sexuality and Erotology in Islam \|date=2015 \|publisher=Rabaah Publishers \|isbn=9780957484511 \|page=145 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XKyPCgAAQBAJ&q=adultery+fornication+zina&pg=PA145 \|language=en}}</ref> (of married parties), fornication<ref name="ill" /><ref name="shahnaz" /><ref name="Habeeb" /> (of unmarried parties), [[prostitution]],<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Meri \|first1=Josef W. \|title=Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, index \|date=2006 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=9780415966924 \|page=646 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaV-IGZ8VKIC&q=prostitution+zina&pg=PA646 \|language=en}}</ref> [[Rape in Islamic Law\|rape]],<ref>{{cite web\|first=Elyse\|last=Semerdjian\|title=Zinah\|encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World\|editor=John L. Esposito\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|location=Oxford\|year=2009\|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001/acref-9780195305135-e-0984\|url-access=subscription\|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001\|isbn=9780195305135}}</ref> sodomy<ref name="ill" /><ref name="sam" /> (in a heterosexual or [[homosexuality\|homosexual]] context<ref name="hmy">{{cite web \|author1=Mohd Izwan bin Md Yusof \|author2=Muhd. Najib bin Abdul Kadir \|author3=Mazlan bin Ibrahim \|author4=Khader bin Ahmad \|author5=Murshidi bin Mohd Noor \|author6=Saiful Azhar bin Saadon \|title=Hadith Sahih on Behaviour of LGBT \|url=http://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/Hadis-hadis_Sahih_Berkaitan_Perlakuan_LGBT_BI.pdf \|website=islam.gov.my \|publisher=[[Government of Malaysia]] \|accessdate=26 July 2019 \|language=English}}</ref><ref name="sam">{{cite book \|last1=Habib \|first1=Samar \|title=Islam and Homosexuality \|date=2010 \|publisher=ABC-CLIO \|isbn=9780313379031 \|page=211 \|edition= 1st \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9y_TyzK9_5oC&q=homosexuality+zina&pg=PA211 \|accessdate=12 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>), incest,<ref name="clarke">{{cite book \|last1=Clarke \|first1=Morgan \|title=Islam and New Kinship: Reproductive Technology and the Shariah in Lebanon \|date=2009 \|publisher=Berghahn Books \|isbn=9781845454326 \|page=41 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MwreDKOTXM8C&q=incest+zina&pg=PA42 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Hashim">{{cite book \|last1=Kamali \|first1=Mohammad Hashim \|title=Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: A Fresh Interpretation \|date=2019 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=9780190910648 \|page=94 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZNGaDwAAQBAJ&q=incest+zina&pg=PA94 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> and bestiality.<ref name="ill">{{cite book \|last1=Semerdjian \|first1=Elyse \|title="Off the Straight Path": Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo \|date=2008 \|publisher=Syracuse University Press \|isbn=9780815651550 \|page=53 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cZzuBMnBKfUC&q=bestiality+zina&pg=PA53 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="law">{{cite book \|last1=Ahmed \|first1=Syed \|title=Law relating to fornication (Zina) in the Islamic legal system: a comparative study \|date=1999 \|publisher=Andhra Legal Decisions \|page=3,71,142 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N24mAQAAIAAJ&q=bestiality+zina \|language=en}}</ref>

	The Islamic definition of Zina differs from the commonly used definition of "adultery" in English. The meaning also differs in relation to gender under traditional Islamic jurisprudence.		The Islamic definition of Zina differs from the commonly used definition of "adultery" in English. The meaning also differs in relation to gender under traditional Islamic jurisprudence.

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Punishments for Zina

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	{{Quote\|{{Quran\|24\|2}}\|The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.}}		{{Quote\|{{Quran\|24\|2}}\|The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.}}

			For believing slave girls who their male masters are permitted to marry, the punishment is half that of free women i.e. 50 lashes.

			{{Quote\|{{Quran\|4\|25}}\|And whoever among you cannot [find] the means to marry free, believing women, '''then [he may marry] from those whom your right hands possess of believing slave girls'''. And Allah is most knowing about your faith. You [believers] are of one another. So marry them with the permission of their people and give them their due compensation according to what is acceptable. [They should be] chaste, neither [of] those who commit unlawful intercourse randomly nor those who take [secret] lovers. '''But once they are sheltered in marriage, if they should commit adultery, then for them is half the punishment for free [unmarried] women.''' This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin, but to be patient is better for you. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.}}

	A hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari narrates the story of a male labourer who commited zina with his master's wife and received 100 lashes and exile. It does not state whether or not he was married.		A hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari narrates the story of a male labourer who commited zina with his master's wife and received 100 lashes and exile. It does not state whether or not he was married.
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	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|3\|49\|860}}\|''"Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is right. Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer working for this man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom of one hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked the learned scholars who said, "Your son has to be lashed one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one year." The Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back to you, and your son will get a hundred lashes and one year exile." He then addressed somebody, "O Unais! go to the wife of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and stoned her to death."''}}		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|3\|49\|860}}\|''"Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is right. Judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer working for this man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom of one hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked the learned scholars who said, "Your son has to be lashed one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for one year." The Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back to you, and your son will get a hundred lashes and one year exile." He then addressed somebody, "O Unais! go to the wife of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and stoned her to death."''}}

	In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).		In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]). On this basis the Quranic punishment of 100 lashes was interpreted as applying to either party only if they are unmarried.

	In order to carry out the hadd punishment for zina (lashings or stoning to death) there must be either four reliable muslim male witnesses to the alleged offence or a confession. Pregnancy of an unmarried woman is also considered proof of zina unless she says she was raped, in which case she is spared punishment (though for the Maliki school of jurisprudence further evidence to prove coercion is required from her physical state or a witness who heard her cry for help).<ref>Position paper by Karamah (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights) [https://karamah.org/zina-rape-and-islamic-law-an-islamic-legal-analysis-of-the-rape-laws-in-pakistan/ Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of the Rape Laws in Pakistan](2011)</ref><ref>See the 2nd of the two hadiths here regarding Imam Malik's view: {{Muwatta\|41\|\|16}}</ref>		In order to carry out the hadd punishment for zina (lashings or stoning to death) there must be either four reliable muslim male witnesses to the alleged offence or a confession. Pregnancy of an unmarried woman is also considered proof of zina unless she says she was raped, in which case she is spared punishment (though for the Maliki school of jurisprudence further evidence to prove coercion is required from her physical state or a witness who heard her cry for help).<ref>Position paper by Karamah (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights) [https://karamah.org/zina-rape-and-islamic-law-an-islamic-legal-analysis-of-the-rape-laws-in-pakistan/ Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of the Rape Laws in Pakistan](2011)</ref><ref>See the 2nd of the two hadiths here regarding Imam Malik's view: {{Muwatta\|41\|\|16}}</ref>

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	In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).		In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).

	In order to carry out the ~~penalties~~ for zina, there ~~are certain evidentiary requirements. There~~ must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession, or ~~pregnancy~~.<ref>[https://~~islamqa~~.~~info~~/~~en/answers/6926/how~~-~~can~~-~~zinaa~~-be-~~proven How can zinaa be proven~~ (~~Fatwa 6926~~)~~]- Islamqa.info~~</ref>		In order to carry out the hadd punishment for zina (lashings or stoning to death) there must be either four reliable muslim male witnesses to the alleged offence or a confession. Pregnancy of an unmarried woman is also considered proof of zina unless she says she was raped, in which case she is spared punishment (though for the Maliki school of jurisprudence further evidence to prove coercion is required from her physical state or a witness who heard her cry for help).<ref>Position paper by Karamah (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights) [https://karamah.org/zina-rape-and-islamic-law-an-islamic-legal-analysis-of-the-rape-laws-in-pakistan/ Zina, Rape, and Islamic Law: An Islamic Legal Analysis of the Rape Laws in Pakistan](2011)</ref><ref>See the 2nd of the two hadiths here regarding Imam Malik's view: {{Muwatta\|41\|\|16}}</ref>

	In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>		In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>

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Rejected the last 2 text changes and restored revision 135765 by Mushrik: The first sentence is about the penalties for zina, not rape. As for the 2nd change, it's unclear from the source what the "strict evidentiary standards" may include in Saudia Arabia today for a woman alleging rape to be spared punishment herself. At least in traditional fiqh, the standard required to punish a rapist with the hadd is not used to determine whether a woman making a rape allegation should be punished.

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	In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).		In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).

	In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession ~~by the rapist~~, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>		In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>

	In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it ~~in one of the ways mentioned above~~, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>		In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession by the rapist, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>		In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession by the rapist, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>

	In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>		In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it in one of the ways mentioned above, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>

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	In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).		In Islamic law, if either party who commits zina is married, that person (male or female) receives a much harsher punishment - being stoned to death. The stoning punishment is not present in the Quran, but is based rather on hadiths (see [[stoning]]).

	In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>		In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession by the rapist, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>

	In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>		In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>

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	In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>		In order to carry out the penalties for zina, there are certain evidentiary requirements. There must be either four witnesses to the alleged offence, a confession, or pregnancy.<ref>[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/6926/how-can-zinaa-be-proven How can zinaa be proven (Fatwa 6926)]- Islamqa.info</ref>

	In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>		In Saudi Arabia today, if a female is raped but cannot prove it, she may be accused of khilwa (mingling)<ref>{{cite web \|year=2007 \|title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out \|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/\|publisher=HRW}}</ref> or she may be deemed to have confessed to unlawful sex (''zina'') and prosecuted for that instead.<ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/saudi-arabia-forthcoming-penal-code-should-protect-rights Saudi Arabia: Forthcoming Penal Code Should Protect Rights] - Human Rights Watch 29 April 2022</ref>

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	==Punishments for Zina==		==Punishments for Zina==

	The Quran prescribes the punishment of 100 lashes for men and women guilty or zina.		The Quran prescribes the punishment of 100 lashes for men and women guilty of zina.

	{{Quote\|{{Quran\|24\|2}}\|The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.}}		{{Quote\|{{Quran\|24\|2}}\|The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.}}