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Is it permissible for a woman to commit adultery if she has no provider or money to support herself, her siblings, or her children, because it is the only and quickest solution to obtain money, as evidenced by the story of the three who were trapped in the cave?

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Allah has forbidden adultery and all paths leading to it, and has severely punished its perpetrator in this world and the Hereafter for those who do not repent. It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to commit adultery or earn from it, no matter the circumstances, because when Allah forbids something, He forbids its price. Among the most forbidden types of earnings is the "dowry of a harlot." However, in a state of extreme necessity where there is a fear of perishing from hunger, a woman is permitted to commit adultery, by analogy with the situation of one who is coerced, as indicated by the hadith of the woman who was afflicted by poverty and came to her cousin.

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