What is the prescribed punishment for adultery for a divorced woman and a widow?
The divorced woman and the widow are considered chaste women (muḥṣanāt). The prescribed punishment for a chaste, free woman who commits adultery is stoning to death. The madhhab (school of thought) of the Hanbalis, like the majority of scholars, dictates stoning only.
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