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'''Zina''' (Arabic: الزنا ) is the Arabic word for "unlawful sexual relations." It is used to refer to both adultery and fornication. | '''Zina''' (Arabic: الزنا ) is the Arabic word for "unlawful sexual relations." It is used to refer to both [[adultery]] and fornication. | ||
The Islamic definition of | The Islamic definition of adultery differs from the commonly agreed upon definition of the word. The meaning also differs in relation to gender. | ||
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#His wife | #His wife | ||
#His concubine | #His concubine | ||
#His slave | #His slave<ref>''"The believers must (eventually) win through,- Those who humble themselves in their prayers; Who avoid vain talk; Who are active in deeds of charity; Who abstain from sex, Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame, But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;- "'' - {{Quran-range|23|1|7}}</ref><ref>''"And those who guard their chastity, Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed, "'' - {{Quran-range|70|29|30}}</ref> | ||
A Muslim man is permitted to have up to four wives<ref>''"If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, Marry women of your choice, Two or three or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice. "'' - {{Quran|4|3}}</ref> and an unlimited number of concubines and slave girls<ref>''"(Indeed We know what We have enjoined upon them about their wives) means, `concerning the limiting of their number to four free women, and whatever they wish of slave-girls"'' - [http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=33&tid=41951 Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Quran 33:50]</ref>. Unmarried men cannot be found guilty of adultery even if they sleep with another man's wife. They can only be found guilty of fornication which does not merit the death penalty in Islam. If an unmarried man sleeps with a married woman, her transgression merits death by stoning but his transgression merits 100 lashes and possible exile for one year.<ref>''"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."'' - {{Bukhari|3|49|860}}</ref> | |||
A Muslim man is permitted to have up to four wives ({{Quran|4|3}} | |||
==Married Women== | ==Married Women== | ||