What is the ruling on someone who describes a woman as "ya qahba, ya saqita" (you whore, you degenerate) because she is wearing tight clothes to attract young men, even if there is no intention of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and is this considered qadhf (false accusation of unchastity) or a forbidden insult?
Some scholars hold that a man's saying to his wife, "O Qahbah (prostitute)," is an explicit accusation of unchastity (qadhf) that necessitates the prescribed punishment (hadd). This may be referred back to the speaker's interpretation if he intended a meaning other than qadhf. Others consider it an explicit qadhf. The preponderant view is that it is explicit qadhf if it is commonly understood in custom to mean "adulteress" or "fornicatrix." While the act of a woman wearing tight clothing is reprehensible, rebuking her should not involve such obscene words. A Muslim purifies his tongue from obscenity and vulgarity.
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