Your father was a sodomist!

Your father was a sodomist!” In such a situation, it is the right of the father, of the one who is addressed to insist upon the penalty. The son is not directly accused but insulted in the process. Consequently, he cannot demand the sentence of qazaf against the accuser but must insist upon a lighter penalty like reprimanding or beating so that the sin is not repeated.

In the same way, if someone says “bastard” or “adulterously born!’ etc., the right of having the punishment decreed rests upon the one who is actually accused. The person who is addressed can only claim a reduced penalty. Expiation of the Sin on the Day of Judgement A woman presented herself before the Holy Prophet (S) and said, “O, Messenger of Allah, I called my maid adulteress.” The Prophet (S) said, “Have you ever seen her committing adultery?” “No,” she replied.

The Holy Prophet (S) told her, “Know that ! On the day of Qiyāma, some of your good deeds will be transferred to this maid and it would be the expiation. This woman returned and handed a whip to her maid and said, “lash me” but the maid refused, so she freed her. Again, she returned to the…