Zina babban mugunta ce wacce za ta iya lalata al'umma. Tana sabawa da amfanin manyan ka'idoji na duniya na kiyaye nasaba, kare tsafta da kuma mutunta mutane. Tana yada ƙiyayya da adawa tsakanin mutane, domin aikata zina yana shafar matan wasu, uwayen wasu, 'yan'uwan mata da 'ya'yan mata na wasu. Tana haifar da lalacewar al'ummar ɗan adam, saboda haka tana zuwa bayan mugunta ta kisa dangane da matakin muguntarta. Imam Ahmad ya ce: "Ban san wata mugunta mafi girma bayan kisa (na mutum marar laifi) ba fiye da zina." Allah ta'ala ya tabbatar da haramcinta, yana cewa: ({Waɗanda ba sa kiran wani abin bauta tare da Allah, kuma ba sa kashe rai wanda Allah ya haramta, sai da gaskiya, kuma ba sa yin zina - duk wanda ya yi haka zai samu azaba. Za a ninka masa azaba a Ranar Alƙiyama, kuma zai zauna a cikinta cikin wulakanci, sai waɗanda suka tuba}) 7. Don haka Allah ta'ala ya kwatanta zina da shirka da kashe mutane (ba da gaskiya ba), ya sanya sakamakon irin wannan aiki mugu ya zama zama na har abada da azaba ninki biyu a Jahannama, idan mutum bai daina irin wannan hali ba da tuba ta gaskiya, da imani mai kyau da aikata ayyuka nagari. Allah ta'ala ya ce: ({Kada ku kusanci zina, lallai ita alfasha ce kuma hanya ce mara kyau}) 8. Wannan babban zunubi hankali ya ƙi shi, har ma dabbobi da yawa suna guje masa, kamar yadda aka ruwaito a Sahihul Bukhari, daga Amru bin Maymun Al-Awdy wanda ya ce: "A zamanin jahiliyya kafin Musulunci na ga wata biri mace kewaye da wasu birai. Duk suna jefe ta har ta mutu tare da birin da ya yi zina ba tare da izini ba." Allah ~ ya bayyana cewa daga cikin hanyoyin da mutum zai samu nasara a Lahira akwai kiyaye tsarkinsa: (Lallai masu imani sun yi nasara, waɗanda suke yin sallarsu da cikakken natsuwa da kaskantar da kai, waɗanda suke nisantar banza, waɗanda suke biyan zakka, waɗanda suke kiyaye al'aurarsu - sai dai daga matansu ko kuyangin da hannayensu na dama suka mallaka - domin to, ba su da laifi; amma duk wanda ya nemi fiye da haka, to waɗancan su ne masu ketare iyaka.) 1 Kamar yadda Allah ~ ya ce: Lalle an halicci mutum mai gaggawa; idan sharri ya same shi yakan yi kuka, idan kuma alheri ya same shi, sai ya zama mai hana wasu. Sai dai waɗanda Allah ~ ya keɓe, a cikin ayar da ke biye: (waɗanda suke kiyaye al'aurarsu (watau gabansu daga aikata lalata), sai dai daga matansu ko (kuyangin) da hannayensu na dama suka mallaka - domin to, ba su da laifi. Amma duk wanda ya nemi fiye da haka, to waɗancan su ne masu ketare iyaka.)2

Fornication is a great evil which can destroy society . It is contrary to the benefit of the global values of preserving lineage, protecting chastity and the sanctity of individuals. It spreads animosity and enmity among people, as committing adultery affects other people's wives, mothers, sisters and daughters. It causes destruction to human society, and therefore comes after the evil of killing in terms of the grade of its evil. Imam Ahmad said: "I don't know a greater evil after killing (an innocent person) than adultery. Allah ~ affirmed its unlawfulness, saying: ( Those who do not invoke any other god along with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse - and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace, except those repent) 7 So Allah ~ has compared adultery with polytheism and killing people (without a just cause), and made the recompense for such evil act an eternal abode and double punishment in Hell , if the person does not give up such behaviour with sincere repentance, having good faith and performing good deeds . Allah ~ has said: (Do not come near adultery, verily it is a great sin and an evil way.) 8 This great sin is abhorred by common sense, and even many animals repel it, as it was reported in Sahib Al- Bukhari, on the authority of Amru bin Maymun Al-Awdy who said: "During the pre-Islamic period of ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of monkeys. They were all stoning it to death along with the monkey who had committed unauthorised sexual intercourse." Allah ~ states that among the ways for a person to succeed in the Hereafter is to preserve his/her chastity: ( Successful indeed are the believers, those who offer their Salat with all solemnity and full submissiveness, and those who turn away from falsehood, and those who pay Zakat, and those who guard their chastity, except from their wives or the slaves which their right hands possess - for then, they are free from blame; but whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors) 1 As Allah ~ said, Man was created very impatient; he is irritable when evil affects him, and when good affects him, he is niggardly, except those whom Allah ~ has singled out, again , in the following Verse: ( those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts), except from their wives or (the women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for then they are not blameworthy. But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.)2