通奸是一种极大的罪恶，足以毁坏社会。它有违于保护血统、守护贞洁以及维护个人尊严这些普世价值的益处。它在人与人之间播下仇恨与敌意，因为通奸会伤及他人的妻子、母亲、姐妹和女儿。它会对人类社会造成破坏，因此就其罪恶的程度而言，仅次于杀人之恶。伊玛目艾哈迈德说："除了杀害无辜之人，我不知道还有比通奸更大的罪恶。"安拉 ~ 确认了它的非法性，祂说：{那些不与安拉并列拜其他神明、不杀害安拉所禁止杀害的人（除非依正当理由），也不犯邪淫的人——谁这样做，就将遭受惩罚。复活日，他的刑罚将加倍，他将在其中受辱而永居，除非悔过、信道并行善的人。}7 因此，安拉 ~ 将通奸与以物配主和无正当理由杀人相提并论，并以永久的居所和加倍的刑罚作为这种恶行的报应，除非此人以真诚的悔过、坚定的信仰和善功放弃这种行为。安拉 ~ 说：{你们不要接近通奸，它确是一种丑行，也是一条恶劣的道路。}8 这一大罪为常识所厌恶，甚至许多动物也会躲避它。正如《布哈里圣训集》中，阿慕尔·本·迈蒙·奥迪所传述的："在伊斯兰前的蒙昧时代，我看见一只母猴被一群猴子包围，它们都在用石头把它打死，连同那只犯了非法性行为的公猴一起。" 安拉~说,今世与后世中能使人成功的途径之一,是保守自己的贞洁:(信士们确已成功了,他们在拜中虔诚谦恭,他们远离妄言,他们完纳天课,他们保守贞洁,只对妻子或他们右手所有的女奴例外,因为他们对此无可非议;但若有人想超越此限,那些人便是过分者。)1 正如安拉~所说:人生来性情急躁;祸害临身时便焦虑不安,福利降临时便吝啬自私,但安拉~所特别排除的人除外。同样,在下面这节经文中也是如此:(那些保守贞洁的人——即不做非法的性行为——只对妻子或他们右手所有的女奴例外,因为他们并不应受责备。但凡超越此限的,那些人便是过分者。)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