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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The punishment for a married adulterer in Islamic law is Rajm (stoning to death).
In Islamic criminal law, the punishment for adultery (zina) differs based on the marital status of the offender. For an unmarried person, the punishment is 100 lashes as stated in Surah Al-Nur (24:2). However, for a married person (muhsan), the punishment is rajm (stoning to death), which is established through authentic hadith and the consensus (ijma) of the companions. The wisdom behind this distinction is that a married person has a lawful outlet for sexual desires yet still violates the sanctity of marriage.
The punishment of rajm is classified under Hudood (fixed punishments ordained by Allah). It requires the highest standard of proof — either the confession of the adulterer four separate times or the testimony of four reliable eyewitnesses who witnessed the actual act of penetration. This stringent evidentiary requirement makes the punishment difficult to enforce and serves primarily as a deterrent. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) himself carried out the punishment of rajm in cases such as that of Ma'iz ibn Malik and the Ghamidi woman.
