What is the ruling on a husband's father raping his son's wife?
- It is not permissible for a woman to allow her husband's father access to herself under any circumstances, and she must distance herself from him and take necessary precautions if she senses an unlawful inclination from him.
- It is not permissible to be alone with him, and she must adhere to modest dress to avoid laxity that could lead to harassment.
- If the man commits adultery with his son's wife by coercion, he deserves to be killed for committing adultery with a . The punishment for incest is death, whether the adulterer is married (muhsan) or unmarried.
- His case can be brought before the country's court to be punished in a way that deters him, even if Islamic law is not applied.
- Her marriage to the son of the rapist does not become void, according to the preponderant opinion of scholars.
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