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{{Quote|{{Quran|70|29-30}}|And those who guard their private parts, except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,}}
{{Quote|{{Quran|70|29-30}}|And those who guard their private parts, except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,}}


==Punishments for Rape of Free Women and of Slaves Owned by Another Person==
==Punishments for Rape==
===Rape of Free Women===


The following hadith (graded Hasan by Dar-us-Salam) narrates Muhammad ordering the punishment by stoning of a confessed rapist who attacked a free woman.
The following hadith (graded Hasan by Dar-us-Salam) narrates Muhammad ordering the punishment by stoning of a confessed rapist who attacked a free woman. See also the Malik Muwatta hadith in the next section.


{{Quote|{{al Tirmidhi|15|3|15|1454}}|Narrated 'Alqamah bin Wa'il Al-Kindi:
{{Quote|{{al Tirmidhi|15|3|15|1454}}|Narrated 'Alqamah bin Wa'il Al-Kindi:
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===Rape of Slaves (Owned by Another Person)===
The following hadiths concern slaves owned by someone other than the rapist, and reparations are due to the owner in the form of a replacement slave or the amount by which the slave's value has been depreciated. The authenticity of hadiths concerning this incident are graded da'if (weak) by al-Albani, while Dar-us-Salam grade them hasan (good).
The following hadiths concern slaves owned by someone other than the rapist, and reparations are due to the owner in the form of a replacement slave or the amount by which the slave's value has been depreciated. The authenticity of hadiths concerning this incident are graded da'if (weak) by al-Albani, while Dar-us-Salam grade them hasan (good).


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