Does ordinary online conversation between a man and a woman, which developed to include private matters, constitute adultery necessitating divorce and justifying the spread of scandals among neighbors?

The fundamental principle regarding a Muslim is their integrity, and it is not permissible to accuse them based on ill-intent, for Allah Almighty says: "O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin," and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest of speech."

Mere speech or a request to see the body is not sufficient to prove actual zina (adultery/fornication) that necessitates a had punishment; this falls under means leading to zina or metaphorical zina. The husband is not obliged to grant the wife's request for divorce unless there is a legitimate reason, and it is fundamentally impermissible for her to seek divorce without a legitimate reason. He should retain her and live with her kindly, and if disobedience (nushuz) occurs from her, he should address it through legitimate means.