Accusing A Woman Of Adultery
Allah Most High says, {Those who slander chaste, secured, and believing women are cursed in this life and in the hereafter: for them is a grievous chastisement. On the day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against them as to their as to their actions.} (24: 23-24)
He also says, “And those who launch a charge against chaste women and produce not four witnesses (to support their allegations) flog them with eighty stripes and reject their evidence ever after, for such men are wicked transgressors.” (24: 4)
Allah the Almighty, in these verses, makes it clear that whosoever unjustly accuses a chaste, free woman of committing adultery is cursed both in this world and in the hereafter, and deserves grave chastisement. In addition, he is flogged with eighty lashes, and his witness is not accepted, even though he is just.
In the Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, the Prophet (peace be upon him) says, “Avoid seven heinous sins…” And among them, he mentioned charging believing women, unmindful though innocent, with adultery.
An example of such an accusation is if someone says to a Muslim chaste free woman, “You are an adulteress,” or “a harlot,” or “a whore,” or to say to her husband, “You are the prostitute’s husband,” or to call her child “the whore’s child.”
The same rule is applied if someone slanders a man for committing adultery or a free boy with pederasty. The unjust accuser in all the above cases must suffer eighty stripes unless he brings the testimony of four men who support his allegation. Otherwise, he must be flogged with eighty lashes upon the request of the offended person.
The Prophet (peace be upon him), too, forbade a man to wrongfully accuse his bondman or his slave girl of committing adultery. A person who accuses his maidservant of adultery will be subjected to the punishment of slandering on the Day of Judgement unless he happens to be true
A lot of ignorant people indulge in such offenses, which procure chastisement in this world and in the hereafter. When a person says something unknowingly right or wrong, it may lead him to fall into hell as far away as the distance between the east and west.
Mu’az b. Jabal (radi Allahu anhu) asked, “O Messenger of Allah! Will we be called to account for what we say?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) answered, “May you be lost to your mother! The people will be thrown with their faces down into hell only on account of the product of the tongues, i.e., their talking: “He who believes in Allah and the Day of Resurrection should speak well.” Otherwise, he should keep silent.” (Reported by AI-Bukhari and Muslim)
Allah says, {Not a word does he utter, but there is a vigilant Guardian} (50:18).
‘Uqbah Ibn ‘ Amir (radi Allahu anhu) once asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “What is the salvation, Allah’s Apostle?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Control your tongue, keep inside your house, and weep (be sorry) for your sins. And the person farthest from Allah will be the one whose heart is hard.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
“Verily Allah dislikes the indecent, obscene person” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)