Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.


In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.



All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.



Dear brother in Islam, thanks a lot for your question which reflects your care to have a clear view of the teachings of Islam. Allah commands Muslims to refer to people of knowledge to get themselves well-acquainted with the teachings of Islam as well as all aspects of life.

In Islam, we are not allowed to tarnish the honor of anyone. One is required to produce four witnesses when making an allegation of adultery against another person; otherwise, one will be guilty of slandering.

A raped woman is a victim that must be treated with honor and kindness. She is not required to produce four witnesses to prove the crime done against her, nor is she punished for the crime done against her.

In his response to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:



If a person makes an allegation of adultery against another person (male or female) he or she must produce four witnesses to support such an allegation; otherwise, he or she is guilty of slandering, which is a grave offense in Islam, for we are not to tarnish the honor of anyone.

A woman who has been raped cannot be asked to produce witnesses; her claim shall be accepted unless there are tangible grounds to prove otherwise. To insist that she provide witnesses is akin to inflicting further pain on her. If anyone refutes her claim of innocence, the onus is on him to provide evidence, and she may simply deny the claim by making a solemn oath, thus clearing herself in public. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The onus to provide evidence falls on the one who makes a claim, and the one who denies (the same) can absolve himself or herself by making a solemn oath to the contrary.”

As for a spouse who witnesses his or her partner committing adultery and the other party denies it and they are unable to provide witnesses, they are, if they so desire, to part company by repudiating each other by engaging in what is known as a solemn oath and prayer of curse (li`an). It is described thus in the Qur’an: “And those who accuse their wives, and have no witnesses but themselves, then the testimony of each of them shall be a testimony sworn by God repeated four times, that he is indeed truthful. And the fifth (oath) is that God’s curse be upon him if he is lying. And it shall avert punishment from her that she testify a testimony repeated and sworn by God four times, that he is lying. And a fifth (oath) that the wrath of God be upon her, if he has spoken the truth” (An-Nur: 6-9).

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503548970&pagename=IslamOnl...

gaybriel - whatever does that mean ??

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dont force them into being prostitutes, but if you do, allah will forgive you ??



i want references to the koran or hadith for anything .



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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6148590.stm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 3:25pm:


no it means that allah will forgive women who work as prostitutes by way of compulsion

Gaybriel,

Please Gaybriel, i beg you, please do not be apologists for these wicked, wicked, ppl.




In reply to the information in your posts #75, #76, #77,

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Please DO NOT BELIEVE WORDS of propagandists, look at what happens in the REAL WORLD....

JUST ONE EXAMPLE [of Sharia 'justice'].....

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/018811.php
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7096814.stm
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071115145104.rykb7bub&show_article=1


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December 02, 2007
"MODERN" DUBAI SAYS MALE VICTIMS OF MALE RAPE ARE HOMOSEXUALS
....."They immediately reported the crime, going in person to the local police station. But Alex says the police doctor who examined him that night seemed intent on proving there was no rape, just a consensual sexual act between three men and a 15 year-old gay boy. "
.....16-year-old French-Swiss Alexandre Robert and his mother Veronique were the perfect example of Dubai's cosmopolitan makeup. Alex was living in Dubai when he says he was gang raped at knifepoint, beginning an ordeal that has shed light on how Dubai's justice system treats victims of violent sex crimes.
http://theopinionator.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/12/modern-dubai-sa.html

Maid abuse in the UAE
October 13, 2004
http://chanadbahraini.blogspot.com/2004/10/maid-abuse-in-uae.html

Dubai: Migrant Workers at Risk
.....Despite their value to both their home countries and the societies in which they work, many migrant workers suffer from discrimination, exploitation and abuse. Migrants, including large numbers of women employed as domestic servants, face intimidation and violence, including sexual assault, at the hands of employers, supervisors, sponsors and police and security forces. Children are especially vulnerable to labor and sexual exploitation and denial of basic rights.
"Thousands of children are trafficked to the United Arab Emirates for use as beggars and camel jockeys," Mungoven said. "The World Bank can't claim to fight child labor in poor countries and then turn a blind eye when it crosses borders."
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2003/09/19/uae6388.htm




Google,
Saudi Arabia maid abuse
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=Saudi+Arabia+maid+abuse&btnG=Google+Sear...

Yadda wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 3:37pm:


I am not being an apologist- I am providing links as to what is suppose to happen with reference to rape victims and what the requirements are.

I agree this does not play out in real life. In fact it is my belief that there is not one country that practises shariah correctly

gaybriel - it is not perspective, it is diversion.

The question was not answered, this is an islam forum.


diversion, abuse, deletion, arrogance, threats.
Thanks for the education on islam, I get the picture for dhimmis.

Does Islam permit the buying and selling of Concubines?