‘From Amir Al-Momineen-asws having said: ‘Their law during the pre-Islamic period was that when the woman committed adultery, she would be contained in a room and there would be a custodian for her maintenance until the death came to her and when the man committed adultery, they would expel him from their gatherings, and insult him, and hurt him, and fault (shame) him, and there did not happen to recognise other than this.

Allah-azwj the Exalted Said in the beginning of Al Islam: And those from your women who are committing the immoralities, call against them four witnesses from you. So if they do testify, then withhold them in the houses until the death claims them or Allah Makes a way for them [4:15]. And those two from you who are committing it, hurt them. So if they both repent and amend, turn aside from them both. Surely Allah would always be Oft-returning, Merciful [4:16].

When the Muslims were many, and Al-Islam was strong, and they shunned matters of the pre-Islamic period, Allah-azwj the Exalted Revealed: The adulteress and the adulterer, flog each one of them a hundred lashes, [24:2] – up to the end of the Verse. So, this Verse Abrogated the Verse of the containment and the hurting (4:15 and 4:16 have been abrogated by 24:2) The post AL-NOOR (Chapter 24) Verses 1 – 35 first appeared on Hubeali.]]>