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Is the Hadith: "Give glad tidings to the fornicator of the ruin of his house, even if after a while" authentic, and what is meant by "house" in it?

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The narration, "with the ruin of his house," has not been reported. The circulated narration, "Give glad tidings to the killer of being killed, even if after a while, and give glad tidings to the fornicator of poverty, even if after a while," is not authentic. The following Hadith suffices: "Whenever usury and fornication become widespread in a people, they have brought upon themselves the punishment of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." In another narration: "When usury and fornication appear in a village, Allah permits its destruction."

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