QUESTION:
What do the scholars of the DÄ«n and muftÄ«s of the Sacred Law state regarding the following issue: Many people assume that if there is some emission of blood flowing from the private region of the bride on the first night of the wedding, then this must mean that she is a virgin. And if there is no blood flow, etc. then they blame and accuse her of fornication â is doing so correct?
Questioner: Ubayd from UK
ANSWER:
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Such a presumption is totally contradictory to IslÄm and to blame a chaste woman just because of there being no blood is HarÄm, HarÄm, HarÄm, because sometimes there is no blood flow due to the hymen having been stretched and torn as a result, and this can occur due to multiple reasons, such as delaying marriage, or an illness, or jumping around somewhere, or being startled all of a sudden, etc. In addition, it is HarÄm to unjustly blame a male or female Muslim of fornication without any Islamic legal proof and is a major sin; the Holy QurâÄn has commanded that such a person be lashed.
It is narrated from the noble and valiant âÄlÄ« â may AllÄh Almighty further increase his nobility â stating,
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âBlaming innocent people [i.e. without a sin having been committed] is more heavier and oppressive than the skies (i.e. it is a great sin).â
[Kanz al-âŪmmÄl, vol. 3, p. 802, HadÄ«th no. 8810]
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Answered by Mufti Qasim Zia al-Qadri
Translated by Haider Ali Madani
Read the original Urdu answer here: [Q-ID0840] Does a womanâs hymen have anything to do with her being a virgin or not?