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Is a woman massaging the body of a non-mahram man considered zina?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Oct 24, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Muslim reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, Allah has decreed for the son of Adam his share of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and he will inevitably attain it. The zina of the eyes is gazing, the zina of the tongue is speaking, the soul wishes and desires, and the private part either confirms or denies that." It was also reported by Ahmad: "The zina of the eye is looking, and the zina of the hand is touching." This is a metaphorical zina that does not necessitate a prescribed punishment (hadd), but it is among the forbidden acts and is a prelude to actual zina. Al-Nawawi mentioned that zina can be real, by the insertion of the private part into the forbidden private part, or metaphorical, by forbidden looking, listening, or touching with the hand.

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