What is the ruling on a female opening the camera online and showing her body, and is this considered zina (fornication/adultery) and does it carry the same ruling as zina?
The action referred to is forbidden, and it is a form of the fornication of the eyes, based on the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "The son of Adam has his share of adultery decreed for him, and he will inevitably realize it. The adultery of the eyes is looking…" (the rest of the Hadith). It is obligatory for whoever commits this act to repent to Allah Almighty with a sincere intention not to return to it, accompanied by regret and frequent seeking of forgiveness. This act does not take the ruling of the fornication of the private parts in terms of the magnitude of the sin and the imposition of the prescribed punishment (حد).
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