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Does the ruling of the hadith, "Any woman who perfumes herself and passes by a gathering so that they may find her scent is a fornicator," apply to a woman who writes romantic thoughts and poetry in forums in a way that incites lust?

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Among the objectives of the Sharia is the preservation of progeny and honor. Every means that leads to undermining this principle is prohibited. Writing and reading romantic thoughts and stories are a means of arousing instincts, leading to falling into indecencies. They have a negative effect on attaching the heart to other than God and entering into forbidden love and the labyrinths of vain imagination. These stories cause the heart to desire and ponder over what God has forbidden. There is no innocent love, and the basic principle is the prohibition of relations between a man and a woman except through marriage or lawful possession [right hand possesses]. This infatuation is a form of hidden polytheism (shirk khafi). A righteous woman should concern herself with what brings her reward and recompense, and occupy herself with what benefits her in her religion and worldly life.

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