Forgiveness for Zina in Islam
Hi all readers! Are you looking for an explanation of forgiveness for Zina in Islam? If your answer is “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As Muslims, we must understand that. That's why I wrote this article. So, you have to read it to the end.
Specifically, there are two important things about forgiveness for Zina in Islam which I will explain in this article. Two important things I mean are as follows:
Is There Forgiveness for Zina in Islam?
The first important thing about forgiveness for Zina in Islam which I will explain now is "is there forgiveness for Zina in Islam?". I want you to understand that first before you read any further explanation in this article. Why? Because that is the main focus of this discussion.
Specifically, if we read some verses of the Quran and some hadiths, we will find an explanation that Zina is a type of sin that will be forgiven if the person who has committed it repents. So, in Islam, there is forgiveness for Zina.
The explanation that there is forgiveness for Zina in Islam is as follows:
Forgiveness for Zina in Quran
Quran is the primary reference for Muslims. What it means is that they should make the Quran their standard of living. In the Quran, there are many explanations about sin and how to repent. One of them is about Zina.
We can find an explanation that Zina is one of the types of sins that will be forgiven if the person who has committed it repents in the Quran below:
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ يَقۡبَلُ ٱلتَّوۡبَةَ عَنۡ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَأۡخُذُ ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٠٤
Do they not know that Allah accepts repentance from His servants and takes the alms, and that Allah is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful? (At-Taubah [9]; 104).
The Quranic verse above is one of the Quranic verses that explain repentance. There are many other Quranic verses that explain this. I'm not going to explain it all now.
Forgiveness for Zina in Hadith
Hadith is one of the primary references after the Quran for Muslims. In the hadith, there are many explanations about Zina and how to repent.
We can find an explanation that Zina is one type of sin that will be forgiven if the person who has done it repents in the following hadiths:
عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : كُلُّ ابْنِ آدَمَ خَطَّاءٌ ، وَخَيْرُ الْخَطَّائِيْنَ التَّوَّابُوْنَ . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ
From Anas, that the Prophet (Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "All the descendants of Adam are guilty and the best of the guilty are those who repent." The hadith was narrated by at-Tirmidhi.
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ اللهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ الْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يُغَرْغِرْ . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ
From Abdullah bin Umar, from the Prophet (Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, "Verily Allah accepts the repentance of a servant as long as he has not experienced naza' (arriving of the soul in the throat when a person is about to die)." The hadith was narrated by at-Tirmidhi.
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تُوْبُوْا إِلَى اللهِ ، فَإِنِّيْ أَتُوْبُ إِلَيْهِ فِيْ الْيَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ
From Abdullah bin Umar, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "O people, repent to Allah! Verily I repent to Him in one day up to a hundred times." This hadith was narrated by Muslim.
عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا ، تَابَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ
From Abu Hurairah, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "Whoever repents before the sun rises until the sun sets, Allah will accept his repentance." This hadith was narrated by Muslim.
That is a brief explanation of "is there forgiveness for Zina in Islam?". As Muslims, we must understand that.
Interesting Story About Forgiveness for Zina in Islam
The second important point about forgiveness for Zina in Islam that I will explain now is an interesting story about forgiveness for Zina in Islam. I want you to know that so that you are more confident that Allah will forgive the person who has committed Zina if he repents.
We can find the story of forgiveness for Zina in Islam in the hadith below:
أَنَّ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَسْلَمِيَّ ، أَتَى رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ، إِنِّيْ قَدْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِيْ ، وَزَنَيْتُ ، وَإِنِّيْ أُرِيْدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي ، فَرَدَّهُ
That Ma'iz bin Malik al-Aslami came to the Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. He then said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed I have wronged myself. I have committed Zina. Really, I want you to purify me." Prophet Muhammad then rejected his confession.
فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الغَدِ أَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ، إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ ، فَرَدَّهُ الثَّانِيَةَ
The next day he (Ma'iz) came again to the Prophet Muhammad. He then said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed I have committed Zina." Prophet Muhammad then rejected his confession a second time.
فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَتَعْلَمُونَ بعَقْلِهِ بَأْسًا ، تُنْكِرُونَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ؟
Allah's Messenger (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam then went to his people (the Ma'iz people). He then asked, "Do you know that there is something bad in his mind (ma'iz mind), which you deny?"
فَقَالُوْا : مَا نَعْلَمُهُ إلَّا وَفِيَّ العَقْلِ مِنْ صَالِحِينَا فِيْمَا نُرَى
They replied, “We don't know that except that he has a good mind. To our knowledge, he is a good person.”
فَأَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْضًا فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ ، فَأَخْبَرُوْهُ أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ ، وَلَا بِعَقْلِهِ
He (Ma'iz) then came again to the Prophet Muhammad for the third time. Prophet Muhammad then went to his people (the Ma'iz people) and asked them about him again. They then told him that there was no disturbance to him and his mind.
فَلَمَّا كَانَ الرَّابِعَةَ حَفَرَ لَهُ حُفْرَةً ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ
When he (Ma'iz) came to him for the fourth time, he ordered (the Muslims) to make a hole. Then he ordered to punish him (Ma'iz), He (Ma'iz) was then given the Rajam.
فَجَاءَتِ الْغَامِدِيَّةُ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ، إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي ، وَإِنَّهُ رَدَّهَا
Then a woman from Ghamidiyah came. She then said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed I have committed Zina." He (Prophet Muhammad) then rejected her confession.
فَلَمَّا كَانَ الغَدُ ، قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ، لِمَ تَرُدُّنِي ؟ لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِي كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزًا ، فَوَاللَّهِ إنِّي لَحُبْلَى
On the next day, the woman came again and said, “O Messenger of Allah, why do you reject my confession? Can you reject me like you have rejected Ma'iz? By Allah, I am pregnant.
قَالَ : إمَّا لَا فَاذْهَبِي حَتَّى تَلِدِيْ
He (Prophet Muhammad) then said, "No. Go until you give birth."
فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِيْ خِرْقَةٍ ، قَالَتْ : هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُهُ
When the woman had given birth, she then came to meet him (Prophet Muhammad) with a baby wearing a cloth. She then said, “This. I have given birth to him.”
قَالَ : اِذْهَبِيْ فَأَرْضِعِيْهِ حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيْهِ
He (the Prophet Muhammad) then said, "Go, breastfeed him until you finish nursing him (until your child does not need your milk)."
فَلَمَّا فَطَمَتْهُ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِيْ يَدِهِ كِسْرَةُ خُبْزٍ ، فَقَالَتْ : هَذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ قَدْ فَطَمْتُهُ ، وَقَدْ أَكَلَ الطَّعَامَ
When the woman had finished breastfeeding her child (her child did not need her milk), she came to see him (Prophet Muhammad) with her child holding a piece of bread. She then said, “This is my son, O Prophet of Allah! I have finished feeding him. Really, he has eaten food."
فَدَفَعَ الصَّبِيَّ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ المُسْلِمِيْنَ ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفِرَ لَهَا إِلَى صَدْرِهَا ، وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ فَرَجَمُوْهَا
He then gave the little boy to a Muslim. Then he ordered that she be punished. He then ordered that she be buried up to her chest. Then he ordered the Muslims to give her rajam.
فَيُقْبِلُ خَالِدُ بنُ الوَلِيدِ بحَجَرٍ ، فَرَمَى رَأْسَهَا فَتَنَضَّحَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْهِ خَالِدٍ فَسَبَّهَا
Khalid bin Walid then threw stones at the woman. He threw the woman's head. He was then splashed with blood. He then insulted her.
فَسَمِعَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبَّهُ إيَّاهَا ، فَقَالَ : مَهْلًا يَا خَالِدُ ، فَوَالَّذِيْ نَفْسِيْ بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ
The Prophet of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam then heard his insults (insulting Khalid bin Walid) to the woman. He then said, "Do not insult her, O Khalid! By Allah, in whose power my soul is, indeed she has repented. If such repentance is carried out by a person who does Maks (a person who trades in a fraudulent way to get a lot of profit), then he will definitely be forgiven.
ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا، وَدُفِنَتْ
Then he (Prophet Muhammad) ordered the Muslims to take care of the woman's body. He then performed the Janazah prayer for her. She was then buried.
In the above hadith it is explained that there are two people who have committed Zina. The first person was Ma'iz bin Malik al-Aslami and a woman from Ghamidiyah. Then they repented. Allah then forgave them both.
All readers! That is a brief explanation of forgiveness for Zina in Islam. Do you understand? If you want to ask, please ask!
I think that's enough for this article. May be useful. Amen.
See you again in the next article.
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