Is a woman considered an adulteress if she sits with a strange man, adorns herself for him, allows him to embrace and kiss her, and satisfy his desires from her externally, believing that she has not committed adultery because full penetration did not occur? Is the money she obtains from him lawful or unlawful? And is her path sound in resorting to fortune-telling and sorcery, given that she is married and a mother of children?
The has set boundaries and manners for the relationship between a man and a woman who are not to preserve the woman's dignity and honor and protect society from corruption. Therefore, it has forbidden all ways of enjoying a woman outside of marriage. What this woman has done is metaphorical fornication and committing major sins, including betraying her husband, belittling the sin, and openly committing it. The money earned from this is unlawful (). Furthermore, her resorting to cup-reading and acts of magic are among the greatest major sins. The questioner should advise her to repent, and if she does not repent, he should abandon her.
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